Seat Side Trim On Side Sill Side, Removing And Installing, Standard Seat, China Version: Removing

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-- Move the front seat all the way forward and up.

-- Remove the expanding rivet -4- from the seat side trim from on the side sill side.

-- Open the clip -2- with a screwdriver.

-- Starting at the back, disengage the seat side trim on the side sill side -3- from the bracket -1- and remove it upward -arrows-.

-- If installed, release the catch -arrow- on the storage compartment -2- and remove the seat side trim on the side sill side -1- upward.

Fig 1: Release Catch On Storage Compartment And Remove Sill-Side Trim Upward

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-- Pull the seat side trim on the side sill side slightly forward off the bracket and remove it upward.

-- Equipped on some models: disconnect the connectors, to do this press the release.

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1, 2 -  Driver Seat Adjustment Control Head -E470- / Front Passenger Seat Adjustment Control Head -E471-

-- Free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the seat side trim on side sill side.

Seat Side Trim Bracket, Removing 

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-- To remove the bracket -3-, remove the bolts -1, 2, and 4- and remove the bracket.