Kiravans VW T5/T6/T6.1 Double Swivel

⚠️ Before you begin installation

1. Check your box

Before you begin the installation, ensure you have all the necessary components. For a T6.1 van  or a  T5/T6 van with heated seats and/or airbag sensors, you should have:

  • The Kiravans double swivel console
  • Wiring kit containing a bag of multicoloured wires
  • Kiravans special bolt with hole for securing the swivel at its centre.
For standard T5/T6 vans without heated seats or airbag sensors, you will only receive the double swivel console (no wires or additional bolts are required for installation).

2. Remove the bulkhead

Before installing your double swivel, make sure to remove the bulkhead and metal strip. Watch the video guide here. If this has already been removed, scroll down to our fitting videos.

▶️ How to remove the bulkhead - English:

▶️ How to remove the bulkhead - German:

▶️ How to remove the bulkhead - French: 

Installation (Guides & Videos)

Downloadable Guides:

 

Videos

The process for installing this swivel to a VW T5, T6 or T6.1 van is mostly the same, but if you have a T6.1 or a T5/T6 with heated seats/airbag sensors, there are additional wiring steps to take to make sure everything connects back up correctly. The video below covers all versions, and you can skip past any parts that don’t apply to your van model.

Video language availability:

Our primary videos are in English, but we've also created German and French versions (with the help of AI!). While these dubbed videos they may not be perfect, we hope they serve their purpose well in making the installation process easier to follow over subtitles. 

 

▶️ Full Installation video - English:

▶️ Full Installation video - German

▶️ Full Installation video - French

💡 Operating & Maintaining Your Swivel

If you want to learn more about the operation and general maintenance of the Kiravans double seat swivel base, then watch this video. Mike gives you a demo of our seat swivel in action and offers some useful hints and tips along the way.

▶️ Double Swivel Operation & Maintenance video - English:

 ▶️ Double Swivel Operation & Maintenance video - German:

▶️ Double Swivel Operation & Maintenance video - French:

✅ Good to Know: Swivel Safety Approval

TÜV Deutschland: Our VW T5/T6 Double Swivel has passed all the requirements of TÜV Deutschland (Teilegutachten Nr.135XT0004-00). This involved 'in-vehicle' pull testing and a SLED test over the water in Germany.

TÜV has witnessed & approved the following safety tests: a) 20g forward and backward sledge test (link to video here), b) In-vehicle seat belt anchorage test. To EC Directive 76/115/EEC as amended by 2005/41/EC & to ECE Regulation 14.07 (link to video here).

STATUS Certification: Our double swivel has also passed seat belt anchorage safety tests conducted by STATUS (The Specialist Testing Facility at Manchester Met University) using a pull test on a specialist test rig to EC Directive 76/115/EEC as amended by 2005/41/EEC.

 

 

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