Volkswagen ID.4: Rear seat covers and padding

• Assembly overview - rear bench seat cover and padding
• Assembly overview - rear seat backrest cover and padding
• Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat
• Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest
• Separating rear bench seat cover from padding
• Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

Assembly overview - rear bench seat cover and padding

1. Seat cover

• Depending on equipment/ version
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

2. Piping strip

• Sewn to seat cover

3. Seat occupied sensor

• Rear seat occupied sensor on driver side - G177-
• Rear seat occupied sensor, centre - G1010-
• Rear seat occupied sensor on passenger side - G178-
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 69 ; Removing and installing rear seat occupied sensor [G177/ G178/G1010]

4. Seat padding

• Depending on equipment/ version
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

5. Upholstery clip

• Renew after removing

Assembly overview - rear seat backrest cover and padding

The overview is shown for the rear seat backrest (2/3) as an example.

1. Backrest cover

• Depending on equipment/ version
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

2. Upholstery clip

• Renew after removing

3. Backrest padding

• Depending on equipment/ version
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

4. Backrest frame
5. Beading strip

• Sewn to backrest cover

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• hook - 3370-

Removing

• Remove bench seat ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing bench seat/individual seats .
• Unclip child seat anchor guide of rear bench seat -1- upwards from rear bench seat -2-.

• Open securing channel and Velcro fastener -3-.
• Using hook - 3370- , open beading strips -1-.
• Remove cover -2- together with padding.

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest

Removing

• Remove rear seat backrest ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing rear seat backrest .
• Remove head restraint ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing head restraint .
• Remove head restraint guides ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing head restraint guide .
• Remove locking mechanism trim ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing locking mechanism trim .
• Using commercially available plastic wedge, release clip -2- from cover -1- in area of inner pivot pin.

Rear left seat backrest (1/3)

• Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -3-.
• Remove cover -2- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Rear seat backrest (2/3) without load-through hatch

• Remove rear belt guide ⇒ Rep. gr. 69 ; Removing and installing rear belt guide .
• Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -3-.
• Remove cover -2- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Rear seat backrest (2/3) with load-through hatch

• Remove rear belt guide ⇒ Rep. gr. 69 ; Removing and installing rear belt guide .
• Remove flap for load-through hatch ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing flap for load-through hatch .
• Remove trim frame for load-through hatch ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and installing trim frame for load-through hatch .
• Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -4-.
• Lever beading strip -2- all around off load-through hatch.
• Remove cover -3- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Removing and installing intermediate padding, backrest with load-through hatch

Removing

• Fold down flap for load-through hatch.
• Release fasteners -1- using a commercially available screwdriver while at the same time pushing intermediate padding -2- as far as stop in direction of -arrow A-.
• Slightly raise intermediate padding in direction of -arrow B-, and detach it in direction of -arrow C-.

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B

Removing

• Remove cover and padding of rear bench seat ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat .
• Pull cover -3- as far as possible off padding -2-.
• Using commercially available pliers, open upholstery clips -1-.
• Separate cover -3- from padding -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• Secure upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -27- using upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B- .
• Make sure that the cover is fitted without creases.

Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634BID

Removing

• Remove cover and padding of rear seat backrest ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest .
• Pull cover -1- off padding -3-.
• Using commercially available pliers, open upholstery clips -2-.
• Remove cover -1- from padding -3-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• Secure upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -11- using upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B- .
• Rear seat backrest without load-through hatch: secure upholstery clips -12- through -15-.
• Make sure that the cover is fitted without creases.