W12 executive rear seat removal
 

thats the best kept secret in the US
 

The US Audi dealers dont even have the procedure...so few W12s w/4place seating in the country I guess. I have been trying for two years to find someone that knows how. I want to remove my rear center console to change the wood, and I think the seats have to come out...but again I dont know for certain because there are no instructions for rear console R&R either ! And I want to take the rear center armrest out because that frame around the fridge is attached to the arm rest and the center "headrest" like piece is connected to that frame and I have one of the Euro "headrests" that open up and hold two highball glasses (or in my case it will hold condiments for picnics) that I want to install.

Let me know if you find out how to do any of those procedures. Are you in the US ?

It is documented in the Bentley manual IIRC. It has been literally 10+ years since I did it so I don't remember specifics beyond that I followed the manual. The seats were not particularly hard as I recall. You have to disconnect the airbags before removing in full.

Removing and installing centre sectiont Removing– Pull the centre section -1- upwards in arrow direction and out in the direction of travel.t Installing– Install the centre section -1- in the reverse order of removal.

Removing and installing seat pan=right1 - Individual rear seat =right2 - Seat pan t Removing – Move the seat angle adjuster to the top position and the longitudinal adjuster to the centre position. – Reach beneath the seat on the sill panel side and feel for the lever -3-. – Press the lever -3- and pull the seat pan -2- upwards. – Unplug the connector beneath the seat pan -2-. – Disengage the seat pan -2- in the direction of travel from the individual rear seat -1-. t Installing – Engage the seat pan -2- on the left and right in the individual rear seat -1- → Fig. – Press down the seat pan -2- until it engages at the front. =right3 - Lever https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...3777bd6e68.png

Rear seat pan attachment[img]file:///C:\Users\Corey\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\ clip_image001.gif[/img] NoteThe guide -1- (2x) must always be replaced following removal. On installation, the seat pan must engage at the rear in the guide -1- on the left and right.

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Removing and installing individual rear seat

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...f771ea8d51.png=right1 - Bolt q Tightening torque 55 Nm =right2 - Tab =right3 - Individual rear seat t Removing – Remove the seat pan → Chapter. – Unplug the connectors -7-, -8-, -9- and -10-. – Detach the wiring harness -13- from the body. – Raise the tab -11- and unscrew the bolt -12-. – Raise the tab -14- and unscrew the bolt -15-. – Pull the tab -2- aside and unscrew the bolt -1-. – Open the webbing guide -5- at the clip -6-. – Thread the webbing -4- out of the guide -5-. – Unscrew the bolt at the anchorage point of the webbing -4- → Chapter.– Pull the seat frame forwards until the backrest slides out of its guide. – Lift the individual rear seat -3- out of the vehicle. t Installing – Install the individual rear seat -3- in the reverse order of removal. – Make sure the individual rear seat -3- engages on the left and right at the sliders in the guides in the body. =right4 - Webbing =right5 - Webbing guide =right6 - Clip =right7 - Connector =right8 - Connector =right9 - Connector =right10 - Connector =right11 - Tab =right12 - Bolt q Tightening torque 55 Nm =right13 - Wiring harness =right14 - Tab =right15 - Bolt q Tightening torque 55 Nm =right16 - Tab =right17 - Bolt

Removing and installing backrest holder – Remove the seat pan → Chapter. – Remove the backrest → Chapter. – Unscrew the nuts -2- (4x). Tightening torque 8 Nm – Detach the backrest holder -1-. =right3 - Felt padhttps://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...d849d53bf6.png