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Do a "bed strap search" 2 pages of info
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WelshGas
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Might depend on what vehicle you have, as according to your Avatar details you are " Looking to Buy ". If I kew which vehicle I might spend the time to look up the particular vehicle but without knowing I'm afraid I'm not prepared to spend the time checking out each year etc:. Sorry.
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Thank you.. Will check that out
Thank you.. Will check that out
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Do a "bed strap search" 2 pages of info
Sorry, have just updated. It is a 2017 Cali. Trying to do this on campsite, with duff phone. At least the sun is shining
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Do a "bed strap search" 2 pages of info
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WelshGas
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I would suggest phoning VW Assist - that's what they are there for.
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Thank you. We did but the assist person that came out was sadly asking for ideas too. Guess bank holiday is a bad time for a problem. Was only asking hoping someone had a ray of light for us. Awaiting vehicle recovery now so guess it is over to VW. Thanks for suggestions.
Stewart1150
If you take out the tool box that locates at the bottom of the bench seat, there is a small gap where you can access under the bench, not sure if this will allow access to realeae the catch. You would have to pull the draw forward. I got under the bench seat this way when fitting the seat cover (laying on my back from the boot); I'm sure it will be more difficult with the bed flat - just a thought
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How much of the strap has come off? Part 14
http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_singl.../067/subcategory/67036/part_id/3691965/lang/e
Clairmel
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Wow!! That is an amazing diagram. Very very helpful. Thank you +++. We have the entire strap intact without the ring so guessing it is the ring that has somehow failed. Confirms it is more than we can fix here. Just glad we are stranded in a pretty place. ( Having 2 small children needing the back seat makes a stuck bed slightly catastrophic )
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Thank you! We did have a good rummage but sadly no joy. Thanks for the tip
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Our's broke at point 5 VW had to remove the (cut off) back plastic seat housing to release and get seat up right so they could remove the bench seat for repair. We contintued our holiday as there was only 2 of us.
I would get VW to transport the van to a dealer you trust and you home as you need rear seats for the kids Our fix took a good few days as parts needed ordering but once they got the seat out I took the van back without the seat and they fixed it and returned the van to have it popped back in once fixed. At least you are in warranty!
I would get VW to transport the van to a dealer you trust and you home as you need rear seats for the kids Our fix took a good few days as parts needed ordering but once they got the seat out I took the van back without the seat and they fixed it and returned the van to have it popped back in once fixed. At least you are in warranty!
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Yes. thank goodness for the warranty! Doesn't look like a simple fix. Amazing how something so little can cause chaos. Still we are home safe and will hopefully get things sorted. Glad your seat got fixed. Good to get a rough ball park estimate on how long the fix shoukd take. Thank you!
RoB5urf
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We had this issue on our 2017 Beach. Wife pulled the strap to drop the backrest and the strap came away in her hand. She's not strong enough for brute force to have been the issue!
Anyhow finally got it fixed under warranty but when I picked it up the strap was hanging down behind the backrest, so not accessible from the front. I've posted the strap through and it seems to work but it got me thinking as to whether the strap has been properly fixed (can't believe they gave it back to me like that). Is the strap usually visible from behind the seat?
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Anyhow finally got it fixed under warranty but when I picked it up the strap was hanging down behind the backrest, so not accessible from the front. I've posted the strap through and it seems to work but it got me thinking as to whether the strap has been properly fixed (can't believe they gave it back to me like that). Is the strap usually visible from behind the seat?
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Clairmel
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The issue we had with our strap sounds very similar to yours. It ended up being a fault that had arisen from the original fitting of the seat & nothing to do with any of our actions. Once fixed it was very obvious that there had been a problem as it always felt a bit awkward trying to lower the backrest. We had only owned the van for a couple of weeks when it happened. Once fixed we were aware how smooth & easy the operation of the seat back is. If you have any doubts about the functioning of the strap now you have your vehicle back I would query it now. The incorrect fitting of ours caused it to fail unexpectedly. If it fails when the seat is flat, like ours, you can not physically get to the mechanism without taking whole seat out.
Hope it is all OK & fixed for you but if any doubt, I would get it checked now.
Hope it is all OK & fixed for you but if any doubt, I would get it checked now.
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