Seat-padding,covers -> Rear seat covers and padding for Your Volkswagen Multivan SUV Seventh Generation (2024-2025)

Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
Vehicles with driver seat adjustment control unit - J810-  
– Remove driver seat adjustment control unit - J810- ⇒ Rep.  
gr. 72 ; Removing and installing seat adjustment control  
unit .  
– Unclip control unit bracket.  
All vehicles (continued)  
Vehicles with seat depth adjustment unit  
– Unclip beading strips -2- from fasteners -5-.  
– Release seat pan cover -1- from tabs -4-.  
– Detach carrier -3- along with seat depth adjustment padding  
from seat pan cover -1-.  
All vehicles (continued)  
– Detach beading strips -1- and -2- using hook - 3438- .  
– Pull tabs off seat frame.  
– Disconnect electrical connector.  
– Detach cover and padding from seat pan.  
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Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal.  
2.6  
Separating seat pan cover from seat  
pan padding  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B-  
Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as  
an example.  
Removing  
– Remove seat pan cover and padding ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing seat pan cover and padding .  
– Pull seat pan cover -1- off seat pan padding -2- far enough  
for upholstery clips -3- to become accessible.  
– Separate upholstery clips -3- using commercially available  
pliers -4-.  
– Remove seat pan cover -1-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
Important  
Make sure that seat pan cover is fitted without creases.  
2. Front seat covers and padding  
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Vehicles without seat depth adjustment  
– Secure new upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -14-  
using upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B- .  
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All vehicles (continued)  
Vehicles with seat depth adjustment unit  
– Secure new upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -9-  
using upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B- .  
2.7  
Separating backrest cover from back‐  
rest padding  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ hook - 3438-  
♦ release tool - T10236-  
♦ upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B-  
Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as  
an example.  
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Removing  
– Remove front backrest ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and in‐  
stalling front backrest .  
– Remove head restraint ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and in‐  
stalling head restraint .  
– Remove front centre armrest ⇒ Rep. gr. 68 ; Removing and  
installing front centre armrest .  
– Unclip caps of head restraint lock using commercially availa‐  
ble plastic wedge.  
Vehicles with folding table  
– Remove folding table ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Removing and instal‐  
ling folding table .  
All vehicles (continued)  
– Open beading strips -4- in direction of -arrow- using hook -  
3438- .  
– Open zip fastener.  
– Roll backrest cover -1- upwards at front and at rear.  
CAUTION  
It is possible to trigger pyrotechnic components unintentional‐  
ly.  
Risk of injury  
– Discharge static electricity by briefly touching door striker  
plate.  
NOTICE  
Risk of irreparable damage due to electrostatic discharge.  
– Do not touch connector contacts with your hands.  
– Touch the lifting platform or other earthed object to dis‐  
charge static electricity.  
– Cut through upholstery clips using commercially available  
pliers.  
– Use release tool - T10236- to release clip -2- on both sides.  
– Cut through additional upholstery clips using commercially  
available pliers.  
– Remove backrest cover -1- with padding from backrest  
frame -3-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
2. Front seat covers and padding  
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Important  
Make sure that backrest cover is fitted without creases.  
CAUTION  
It is possible to trigger pyrotechnic components unintentional‐  
ly.  
Risk of injury  
– Discharge static electricity by briefly touching door striker  
plate.  
NOTICE  
Risk of irreparable damage due to electrostatic discharge.  
– Do not touch connector contacts with your hands.  
– Touch the lifting platform or other earthed object to dis‐  
charge static electricity.  
– Secure new upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -15-  
using upholstery clip pliers - V.A.G 1634B- .  
Note  
Engage opposite side of zip fastener first.  
– Close zip fastener with zip closer ⇒ Electronic parts cata‐  
logue (ETKA) .  
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Tightening torques  
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Assembly overview – front backrest  
2.8  
Removing and installing seat heating  
element [ZX11]/[ZX13]  
Removal and installation are described for one heater element  
as an example.  
The front left seat heating - ZX11- and front right headlight -  
ZX13- will henceforth be referred to as “heater element”.  
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Removing  
– Separate ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; seat pan cover from seat pan  
padding .  
Important  
Commercially available hot air blower should be set to  
220°C.  
Distance to be maintained between hot air blower and pad‐  
ding must be approx. 30 cm.  
– Apply heat to defective heater element in area of bonded  
joint.  
– Grasp heater element in area of adhesive strips, and careful‐  
ly detach it while continuously applying hot air.  
– When so, slowly pull off heater element at an angle of ap‐  
prox. 45°.  
Note  
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Adhesive remains of the detective heater element may remain  
on the padding.  
– Make sure that no larger fragments of the padding are torn  
out.  
Note  
Small torn out fragments are permissible.  
Installing  
Note  
There are grooved recesses in the padding in which the wires  
run. The seat pan cover is attached to the wires by means of  
upholstery clips.  
– Make sure that heater element comes fully into contact with  
padding in grooved recesses.  
If bonding requires correction:  
– Use new heater element.  
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Continued  
– Bond on heater element centrally and without creases in  
sequence -1- to -6-.  
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2.9  
Removing and installing backrest heat‐  
ing element [Z116]/[Z117]  
Removal and installation are described for one heater element  
as an example.  
Heated backrest for front left seat - Z116- and heated backrest  
for front right seat - Z117- will henceforth be referred to as  
“heater element”.  
Removing  
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separate backrest cover from backrest  
padding .  
Important  
Commercially available hot air blower, setting: 220°C  
Distance to be maintained between hot air blower and pad‐  
ding must be approx. 30 cm.  
– Apply heat to defective heater element in area of bonded  
joint.  
– Grasp heater element in area of adhesive strips, and careful‐  
ly detach it while continuously applying hot air.  
– When so, slowly pull off heater element at an angle of ap‐  
prox. 45°.  
Note  
Adhesive remains of the detective heater element may remain  
on the padding.  
– Make sure that no larger fragments of the padding are torn  
out.  
Note  
Small torn out fragments are permissible.  
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Installing  
Note  
There are grooved recesses in the padding in which the wires  
run. The backrest cover is attached to the wires by means of  
upholstery clips.  
– Make sure that heater element comes fully into contact with  
padding in grooved recesses.  
If bonding requires correction:  
– Use new heater element.  
Continued  
– Bond on heater element centrally and without creases in  
sequence -1- to -3-.  
2. Front seat covers and padding  
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Rear seat covers and padding  
3.1  
Assembly overview - cover and padding  
The overview is shown for one seat as an example.  
1 - Rear seat backrest cover  
❑ Depending on equip‐  
ment/installation period  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
cover and padding of  
rear seat backrest  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Sep‐  
arating cover and pad‐  
ding for rear seat back‐  
rest  
2 - Rear seat backrest pad‐  
ding  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
cover and padding of  
rear seat backrest  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Sep‐  
arating cover and pad‐  
ding for rear seat back‐  
rest  
3 - Seat frame  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; As‐  
sembly overview – indi‐  
vidual seats  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
individual seats  
4 - Rear seat pan padding  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
cover and padding of  
rear seat pan  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Sep‐  
arating cover and pad‐  
ding of rear seat pan  
5 - Rear seat pan cover  
❑ Depending on equipment/installation period  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat pan  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Separating cover and padding of rear seat pan  
6 - Upholstery clip  
❑ Renew after removing  
3.2  
Assembly overview – seat heating element  
The overview is shown for one seat as an example.  
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1 - Padding  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; As‐  
sembly overview - cov‐  
er and padding  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
cover and padding of  
rear seat pan  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Sep‐  
arating cover and pad‐  
ding of rear seat pan  
2 - Seat heating element  
❑ With heated seat cush‐  
ion for left seat, row  
2 - Z69- / heated seat  
cushion for right seat,  
row 2 - Z71-  
❑ With heated seat cush‐  
ion for left seat, row  
3 - Z73- / heated seat  
cushion for right seat,  
row 3 - Z75-  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 74 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
seat heating element  
3 - Seat frame  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; As‐  
sembly overview – indi‐  
vidual seats  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 72 ; Re‐  
moving and installing  
individual seats  
3.3  
Assembly overview – backrest heating element  
The overview is shown for one seat as an example.  
3. Rear seat covers and padding  
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