BMW X5: Removing And Installing/Replacing All Trims On Left Or Right Seat Rails
Operation is identical to:
Replacing all trims on left or right seat rail (comfort).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING GUIDE FOR FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT HEAD RESTRAINT
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove head restraint.
- Remove rear panel on front seat.
Press catches together and feed guide upwards out of cover and padding.
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Fig. 1: Pressing Catches
REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTH SEAT RAILS ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing both seat rails on left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING ACTUATING UNIT ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove outer cover on front seat.
Pull lever and release screw (1).
NOTE: Protect seat rails (mechanism) by covering against chips/swarf.
Drill out rivets (2) with 4.2 mm dia. drill bit.
Remove actuating unit.
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Fig. 2: Pulling Lever
Unclip Bowden cable sleeve (1).
Feed Bowden cable nipple (2) out of fixture (3).
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Fig. 3: Removing Bowden Cable Nipple
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SEAT FRAME ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
Operation is identical to:
Replacing seat frame on left or right front seat (normal/electric).
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BACKREST FRAME ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/SEMI-ELECTRIC)
This operation is identical to:
Replacing backrest frame on front seat (comfort).
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Removing And Installing/Replacing Outer Cover On Left Or Right Front Seat
(Normal/Semi-Electric)
Pull lever forward to remove:
If necessary, lever out lower locking point (1) from rear with a
screwdriver.
Release screw (2).
If necessary, move seat fully forwards and upwards.
Fig. 4: Releas
Replacing Seat Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat (Normal/Semi-Electric)
Special tools required:
52 0 050.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest.
Remove inner cover on front seat.
WARNING: US/CDN front passenger
Replacing Backrest Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat
(Normal/Semi-Electric)
Special tools required:
00 9 317.
52 0 050.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove rear panel on front seat backrest.
Detach plug connection (1) by twisting from backrest fra
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Microfilter
REPLACING MICROFILTER FOR INTERIOR VENTILATION
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove microfilter housing.
Unclip catches (1) and remove microfilter (2).
Installation:
Reset Condition Based Service display according to factory specification.
Fig. 69: Identifying Catches And Microfilter
REPLACING R
Enlarging the cargo area
Principle
The cargo area can be enlarged by folding down
the rear seat backrests.
General information
The rear seat backrest of the second seat row is
divided at a ratio of 40-20-40. The side rear seat
backrests and the center section can be folded
down separately.
The rear seat backrests can be fo
