Front Seat Backrest

FRONT SEAT BACKREST

Removal and Installation

WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an airbag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
- After deployment, the air bag surface can contain deposits of sodium hydroxide, a product of the gas generant combustion that is irritating to the skin. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered.
- The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
- Driver seat shown, passenger seat similar.

All seats
1. Position the seat to gain access to the seat track-to-floor nuts and bolts.
2. Depower the SRS.
3. Remove the front seat.
4. Remove the clip and the recline handle.

Driver seat with manual height adjust
5. Remove the manual height adjust handle center cover.
6. Remove the 2 screws and the manual height adjust handle.

Driver power seats
7. Remove the seat control switch knob.

All seats
8. Remove the screw at the rear of the cushion side shield. Pull out on the side of the cushion side shield, release the retaining clips and pin-type retainer and separate the side shield.
- Vehicles with a manual seat, remove the cushion side shield.

Seats with side air bags
9. Separate the side air bag module electrical connector and the wire harness pin-type retainers from the seat track bracket and cushion frame.

Driver seat with power lumbar
10. Release the cushion trim cover rear J-clip, disconnect the power lumbar electrical connector and separate it from the seat cushion frame.

All seats
11. Remove the 2 outboard recliner-to-cushion frame bolts.
- To install, tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).

12. At the rear inboard side of the seat, release the cushion trim cover flap from the cushion frame bracket.
13. Remove the 2 inboard recliner-to-cushion frame bolts and remove the backrest.
- To install, tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).

14. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
15. Install the seat.
16. Repower the SRS.