Seat-padding,covers -> Removing and installing seat heating element for Your Volkswagen Multivan SUV Seventh Generation (2024-2025)

Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
Continued  
– Bond on heater element centrally and without creases in  
sequence -1- to -6-.  
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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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Rep. gr.74 - Seat - padding, covers  
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Multivan 2025 ➤ , Multivan 2022 ➤  
General body repairs, interior - Edition 09.2024  
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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