Tesla Model 3: Cover - Outer Side - Driver Seat (Remove and Install)
SPECIAL TOOLS
Key, Seat Belt Release, Model 3 (1133787-00-A)
Remove
- Open the LH front door.
- Move the driver's seat fully forward, and adjust the seat cushion height
to maximum.
Caution:
Do not allow the seat headrest to compress the sun visor as it might
crack the mirror.
- Insert the seat belt release key into the bottom of the seatbelt
pretensioner coupling to release the seatbelt from the pretensioner.
- Remove the bolt that attaches the outer side cover to the seat frame.
Torque 2 Nm
- Pull the cover outward to release the clip that attaches the cover to
the center of the seat frame.
- Slide the cover rearwards to release the clips that attach the cover to
rear of the seat frame.
- Disconnect the electrical harness from the backrest and cushion adjust
switch connector, if so equipped.
- Remove the cover from the vehicle.
- If the driver seat outer side cover is being replaced, remove the back
rest and cushion adjust switch from the cover. See
Switch - Back Rest and Cushion Adjust - Driver Seat (Remove and Replace).
Install
Installation procedure is the reverse of removal.
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Remove
Remove the driver seat. See
Seat - Driver (Remove and Replace).
Remove the driver headrest trim. See
Trim - Headrest - Driver (Remove and Replace).
Remove the side outer cover from the
Install
Install the driver side airbag into the pocket within the seatback
cover.
Note: Make sure that the driver side airbag mounting studs extend
out of the holes of the pocket.
Install the
SEE MORE:
Customize how the navigation system works by adjusting these settings:
Volume Control: Increase or decrease the volume of spoken navigation
instructions by
touching - or +, respectively. Decreasing all the way to the left mutes the
instructions. You
can also mute navigation instruction
SPECIAL TOOLS
Tool, Spring Compressor, Hook, Model 3
(1135103-00-A)
Remove
Raise and support the vehicle on a 2 post lift. See
Raise Vehicle - 2 Post Lift.