4.9 Seats in the Passenger Compartment
1) Station wagon
a) If the passenger compartment is being ordered without standard seats, the station wagon will then generally be provided ex works with 3 prepared mounting points for the first two rows of seats, including the single-sided preparation for connecting the backrests of the standard seats at the contacting side wall with double and narrow triple seat, respectively, at the wide triple seat, the two-sided connecting preparation.
Exception: Station wagons with 2 sliding doors. This variant is not provided with a prepared floor mounting points for the first row of seats. For this reason, it is not possible to retrofit standard seats in this case.
(Note: Seats are also not available as standard!).
b) It is required to order the prepared floor mounting points for the 3rd row of seats, including the two-sided connection preparation for the backrest of the wide triple seat bench at both side panels, with PR.-No. 3WE since they are not available for the basic version.
Note: A retrofitting of the floor mounting points, including the both-sided connection preparation for the backrest of the wide triple seat, in the 3rd row of seats is not possible.
c) However, if a double seat is ordered ex works for the 1st and / or 2nd row of seats, the 3rd floor mounting point (which is not required) for the affected row(s) of seats will not be appropriately prepared. A subsequent upgrade to a triple seat is possible (in front only onto a narrow triple seat), but is, however, extremely complicated! If an upgrade to a wide triple seat (only for the 2nd row of seats) is to be realised, the connection preparation for the backrest on the previous passage side of the double seat also has to be retrofitted.
d) For conventional single seats mounted in driving direction (not available ex works; to be supplied by the attachment manufacturers) on the vehicle floor of the passenger compartment of the station wagon and/or the boot space of the box-type delivery van, on the left and right of the side panels, a suggested solution for retrofitting the belt anchorage points of three-point belts (to the left and right of the single seats on the vehicle floor and at the corresponding side panels) was developed and tested by TÜV Rheinland [Testing and Research Laboratory of the Rhineland] in a sprinter. Since the affected car-body areas are identical with that of the LT, the expert assessment No. 55110226-00, dated 19/10/1995, can also be applied to the Volkswagen LT (LT 2). The attachment of the single seats on the vehicle floor are not dealt with. The expert assessment is available on request (Fax 49-511-7983895).
2) Box-type delivery van
a) The boot space floor is not prepared to be equipped with station wagon standard seats. It is not possible to retrofit the floor mounting points!
Note: A seat package is available ex works for all box-type delivery van versions with a narrow triple seat for the 1st row of seats!
b) Retrofitting of single seats performed by attachment manufacturers: See station wagon, item 1d).