Rear seats

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Rear seat adjustment

In vehicles equipped with option code ?? the switch can be used to adjust rear head restraint.


In vehicles equipped with option code ?? the switches can be used to adjust rear:

  • (1) Seat bench fore and aft adjustment
  • (2) Head restraint fold/place upright


In vehicles equipped with option code ?? the switches can be used to adjust rear:

  • (1) Seat fore and aft adjustment
  • (2) Seat height
  • (3) Head restraint fold/place upright


Front passenger seat adjustment from rear

Vehicles equipped with option code 247 have two additional buttons (buttons (1) and (2)) on the rear DCM behind front passenger seat, which can be used to adjust front passenger seat.

None: Adjusting the passenger seat position from the rear is not possible if you deactivate the operation of the rear door windows (override switch in driver's door).

Remove Rear Seat Backrest

Lower the head restraints. There are 2 torx bolts at the bottom of the backrest - remove these and if the car doesn’t have electrical rear seats, lift the backrest up about an inch and pull it right out. With electrical rear seats the centre seat squab and back-rest must be removed to expose two Torx screws securing the left and right rear back-rests at the centre top.

Remove Rear Seat Bench

There are two push buttons under the bottom lip of the leather where it meets the floor carpet - run your fingers along until you feel the recess and just push it in. Do this on both sides of the car, and the bench can be lifted out.

Remove/install rear seat cushion (CODE 223b)

  • 1 - Springs for seat locking mechanism
  • 2 - Pins for locating rear seat cushion
  • 3 - Electrical connector for heated seats
  • 4 - Rear seat cushion
  • 5 - Electrical connector for seat ventilation
  1. Move rear seat cushion (4) fully forwards
  2. Press springs (1) below the rear seat cushion (4) outwards and remove seat cushion. Installation: Ensure that the pins (2) on the seat adjuster move in the guides on the seat.
  3. Disconnect electrical connector for heated seats (3) (with electric heated seats for left and right rear seat, code 872).
  4. Disconnect electrical connector of seat ventilation (5) and heated seats (with seat ventilation for rear seats, code 402a).
  5. Install in the reverse order

Remove/install rear seat cushion (CODE 224c)

  • 1 - Rear seat cushion
  • 2 - Retaining strap
  • 3 - Arresting hooks
  • 4 - Springs
  • 5 - Electrical plug connection
  1. Move rear seat cushion (1) fully forwards
  2. Press the springs (4) under the rear seat cushion (1) outwards and unhook the rear seat from the locking hooks (3)
  3. Disconnect electrical connector for heated seats (5)
  4. Disconnect electrical connector of seat ventilation (5) and heated seats
  5. Unhook tensioning strap (2) on the left and right of the locking hooks (3). Installation: Attach the tensioning straps (2) on the left and right in sequence and lock the rear seat cushion in position.
  6. Remove front seat backrest (1) from seat adjuster. Installation: Ensure that the pins on the back of the seat adjuster move in the guides on the seat.
  7. Install in the reverse order