Removal of Door Panel 97 E320(Seat control broken away)
My driver's side seat controls have somehow come loose and are no longer secured in their intended place. They are pushed into the area between the outer metal of the door and the panel itself. I need to re-secure them and assume I need to remove the door panel to do this. Can anyone help guide me to do this or is there and easier alternative. I have tried to remove the plastic surrounding it from within and it does not want to budge. This vehicle is a 97 E320. Thank you in advance for your help.
Vehicle: E320, SLK320, MKV Jetta TDI, Mini Cooper S
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,678
RE: Removal of Door Panel 97 E320(Seat control broken away)
The seat controls are held in with plastic clips that go through holes in the inner door panel.
Do a search on mb world for door panel removal.
There are a couple of hidden screws and some plastic clips and the door panel lifts up and off.
Remove the lock pin in the uper right corner. it just unscrews.
Pop the SRS cover and the cover below the door handle.
Flip the black cover off under the chrome door handle.
Unscrew the bolt holding the latch cover on.
Unscrew all of the screws that are under all of the covers that you removed.
Pop all of the plastic clips around the outer part of the panel. Be careful not to break them off.
Swing the door panel out at the bottom and unplug the sill light in the bottom.
Lift the panel up to pop the rail that hold the top of the door next to the window.
Unplug the power seat controls.
Don't worry about the airbag. Only the cover is in the door panel. It is mounted in the door.
There should still be a plastic liner covering the inner part of the door to keep water out.
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