Carpet: Service and Repair

Floor Covering, Removing And Installing

Removing
- Removing and installing front left/right seat.
- Remove rear seat bench.
- Remove sill panel trim.
- Remove rear section of center console.
- Remove front section of center console.
- Remove glove box.







- Remove brace on passenger side.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (2x).
Tightening torque: 12 Nm (9 ft lb)
- Remove bolts - 2 - (2x).
Tightening torque: 12 Nm (9 ft lb)
- Remove brace.
- Remove driver's storage compartment







- Unbolt brace on driver's side.
- Remove bolts - A -, - B - and - C -.
- Detach wiring harness - D - from brace.
- To remove floor covering, carefully pull brace away slightly on driver's side and wedge a block of wood or similar between brace and heating unit.
- Remove lower left and right A-pillar trim.
- Remove foot rest.
- Unbolt outer seat-belt attachment point.
- On vehicles with automatic transmission, remove locking cable at lever bracket
- Remove air ducts at center console.
- Remove air ducts at center section of instrument panel.
- Detach wiring for rear vents at tunnel and attach wiring to instrument panel (or steering wheel).
- Pull parking brake up as far as it will go.
- Move gear shift/selector lever as far back as possible.
- Detach floor covering from seat rail and rear footwell vent.
- Pull out floor covering beneath lower C-pillar trim.
- Lift rear section of floor covering over parking brake lever.
- Pull floor covering over bracket in front of airbag control module.
- Pull floor covering backward and lift over gear shift/selector lever.
- Fold floor covering lengthwise and remove through door.

Installing
- Fold new floor covering lengthwise and place in vehicle.

NOTE: Floor covering is likely to tear at cut-outs.

- Push floor covering forward as far as it will go until hole patterns for accelerator pedal stop and foot rest are aligned.
- Press floor covering under parking brake lever.
- Carry out remainder of installation in reverse order of removal.