REMOVAL
When removing or installing the seat trim, handle it carefully to keep dirt out and avoid damage.
| CAUTION | Before removing the front seat, turn the ignition switch off, disconnect both battery cables and wait and least 3 minutes. When checking the power seat circuit for continuity using a circuit tester, do not confuse its connector with the side air bag module connector. Such an error may cause the air bag to deploy. Do not drop, tilt, or bump the side air bag module while installing the seat. Always handle it with care. After front side air bag module inflates, front seatback assembly must be replaced. Front passenger seat is equipped with an Occupant Classification System sensor and control module. Do not disassemble front passenger seat cushion assembly or remove the trim as this will affect the Occupant Classification System calibration. Always replace passenger seat cushion as an assembly. |
- Slide the seat until the four bolts are visible and a tool can be inserted. NOTE: When disassembling the driver seat after removal, set the front/rear cushion lifter to the top position.
- Disconnect both battery cables and wait at least 3 minutes.
- Remove the harness connector for the side air bag module.
- Remove the bolts.
- Remove the power seat harness connector and vehicle harness fixing clip from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
- Installation is in the reverse order of removal. NOTE: Be sure to insert the rear end tab of the rear leg cover under the rail.
| WARNING | Removal of front side air bag module should only be done to allow deployment of front side air bag module prior to disposal of seatback assembly. |
Note. Only complete seatback assemblies can be replaced on vehicles equipped with side air bags.
Note. Be sure to set the front/rear cushion lifter to the top position.
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- Remove the seatback finisher from the back of the seatback. Bend both top corners inward (one at a time) to release the top hooks. Shift the seatback finisher to the Left and Right to release the middle hooks. Separate the trim clips from the seatback frame to remove the seatback finisher.
- From the back of the seatback, press the headrest holder tabs at the base of the stay pipe to disengage. Then pull the headrest holder up to remove. NOTE: Before installing the headrest holder, check its orientation (front/rear and right/left).
- Remove the retainer.
- Remove the seat heater harness connector. After removing the seatback trim and pad, remove the hog ring to separate the trim from the pad and the seatback heater unit.
- After completing the steps 1 and 2 of "Seatback Trim and Pad", remove the harness connectors for the reclining motor and lumbar support motor (driver seat only).
- Pull out the harness connector for the side air bag from the seat cushion.
- Remove the reclining device mounting bolts (2 for each side) on the seatback frame, and remove the seatback assembly. NOTE: When assembling the seatback frame, make sure that the reclining device is locked on both sides, and be sure to temporarily tighten the bolts, then finish tightening them.
- Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
| CAUTION | Front passenger seat is equipped with an Occupant Classification System sensor and control module. Do not disassemble front passenger seat cushion assembly or remove the trim as this will affect the Occupant Classification System calibration. Always replace passenger seat cushion as an assembly. When removed, the passenger seat cushion must always be placed pan side UP to prevent damage. During installation, the wire harness clips must be reinstalled in the holes they were originally in. Do not add additional clips. The Occupant Classification System control module can only be replaced as part of the seat cushion assembly. |
Note. If the vehicle has been involved in a collision, the seat must be inspected for damage. Refer to COLLISION DIAGNOSIS .
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- Remove the power seat switch knob.
- Remove the front seat cushion finisher (inner).
- Remove the three power seat switch assembly screws (or lift knobs on manual seats).
- Remove four bolts and seat cushion assembly.
- Remove the retainer on the seat cushion frame, then remove the harness connector for the seat heater.
- For driver seat only, after removing the seat cushion assembly, remove the hog rings to separate the trim cover from the pad and seat cushion heater unit.
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- Pull the lock at the front bottom of the seat cushion forward (1 for each side), and pull the seat cushion upward to release the wire from the plastic hook, then pull the seat cushion forward to remove.
- Remove the RH and LH screws on the seatback.
- Slide the seatback upward to pull off the wire from the wire from the vehicle-side hook, and remove the seatback.
- After removing, remove the hog ring to separate the trim and pad.
- Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
