With Seat Integrated Restraints

FRONT SEAT BACKREST - WITH SEAT INTEGRATED RESTRAINTS (SIR)

DISASSEMBLY

WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an air bag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- 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.
- The safety belt buckle pretensioner and safety belt retractor pretensioner are pyrotechnic devices. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner.
- The safety belt buckle pretensioner and safety belt retractor pretensioner are pyrotechnic devices. Never probe pretensioner electrical connectors. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.

1. WARNING: To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.

Please refer to the appropriate component or system to determine location of the front air bag sensors.

The side impact sensors are located at or near the base of the B-pillar.

To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).

Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute.

2. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.

Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).

3. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.

Remove the affected seat.

4. Remove the side shield.







5. NOTE: Do not allow the safety belt to recoil back into the retractor.

Remove the nut and safety belt anchor.







6. Release the side and lower attachments. Slide the seat backrest back panel down to remove.







7. Remove the head restraint.
1 Pull the head restraint out to end of travel. Press release button. Pull head restraint rod past its stop position.
2 Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, press the release tab on the second head restraint rod guide and pull head restraint free of seat back.







8. NOTE:
- The LH and RH head restraint rod guides are not interchangeable.
- Install new units during reassembly. The LH and RH head restraint rod guides will be damaged during removal.

Using an appropriate pry tool, press the release tab in, remove the head restraint rod guides and discard.
- Release tab is located beneath the head restraint release tab.







9. NOTE: The LH and RH tower cap covers are not interchangeable.

Remove the LH and RH and front tower cap screw covers. Remove four tower cap attachment screws and remove the tower cap cover by feeding safety belt through cover slot.







10. NOTE: Observe retainer bracket orientation. Do not reverse bracket during assembly

Remove the two retainer bracket screws and bracket.







11. Using an appropriate pry tool, separate and remove the outer and front safety belt web guides.







12. NOTE:
- Do not allow safety belt to recoil back into the retractor.
- Safety belt retractors are specific to LH or RH seats and are not interchangeable.

Remove the safety belt retractor.
1 Anchor bolt
2 Safety belt retractor locating tab

13. Feed the safety belt assembly through the opening in the foam trim upper shoulder.







14. Remove the seat backrest frame.
1 Release the seat backrest trim fabric from the attachment locations.
2 Pull the seat backrest frame from the backrest foam pad.







15. Remove the lumbar adjuster basket.
1 Cut the lumbar adjuster cable tie strap.
2 Release the upper lumbar retainer by pulling upward from attachment point.
3 Rotate the lumbar basket down and release from lower attachment points.







16. Remove the backrest recliner arm trim cover pin-type retainer and remove trim cover.







17. NOTE: The recliner upper attachment roll pin is not reusable. Install a new service unit that incorporates a "shoulder flare" to limit insertion depth.

Remove the recliner arm. Using a hammer and dowel, drive out the backrest recliner rollpin and discard it. Lift off the recliner arm from backrest frame.

ASSEMBLY

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions and notes at the beginning of the disassembly procedure.







1. NOTE:
- Recliner roll pin is not reusable. Install a new service unit incorporating a "shoulder flare" to limit insertion depth.
- When correctly installed, the rollpin should extend equally from either side of the backrest frame rail.

Position the recliner arm on the backrest frame. Using a hammer, install a new backrest recliner rollpin.







2. Install the backrest recliner arm trim cover and install pin-type retainer.







3. Install the lumbar adjuster basket.
1 Position the lumbar basket onto its lower attachment.
2 Pull the lumbar basket up to its upper attachment and, using a screwdriver, pry onto retainer lip.
3 Install a new lumbar adjuster cable tie strap.







4. Install the seat backrest frame.
1 Install the seat backrest frame into the backrest cushion foam while feeding safety belt through opening in backrest cover.
2 Attach the seat backrest cushion fabric.







5. NOTE:
- Do not allow safety belt to recoil back into the retractor.
- Safety belt retractors are specific to LH or RH seats and are not interchangeable.

Feed the safety belt through the retractor bracket hole and install the safety belt retractor and safety belt retractor bolt.







6. Install the front and outer safety belt web guides, while placing the safety belt in between outer and inner safety belt guides.







7. NOTE:
- Make sure the front web guide is correctly fit into the lower web guide before the retainer bracket is installed.
- Note the retainer bracket orientation. Do not reverse the bracket during reassembly.

Install the retainer bracket and secure with two screws.

8. Attach the trim cover over the retainer bracket.







9. NOTE: The LH and RH tower cap covers are not interchangeable.

Slip the safety belt through slot on tower cap cover and then slide cover down onto seat back and install the four tower cap attachment screws and the LH, RH and front screw covers.







10. NOTE:
- The LH and RH head restraint rod guides are not interchangeable.
- Install new units during reassembly. The LH and RH head restraint rod guides will be damaged during removal.

Install the head restraint rod guides.







11. CAUTION: If headrest is inserted without pressing release button, the rod guides will be damaged.

Install the head restraint.
1 Insert the head restraint rods into the rod guides.
2 Press release button and push the head restraint rod past its stop position.







12. Install the seat backrest trim cover.
1 Place the trim cover against seat backrest and slide up to engage upper attachments.
2 Engage lower and side attachments.







13. NOTE: Prior to installation, make sure the safety belt webbing is not twisted.

Install the nut and safety belt anchor.
- Make sure anti-rotation tab is properly positioned into seat frame.

14. Install the side shield.

15. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the front seat removal and installation procedure.

Install the front seat.

16. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.

Reactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).

17. WARNING: The restraint system diagnostic tool is for restraint system service only. Remove from the vehicle prior to road use. Failure to remove could result in injury and possible violation of vehicle safety standards.

With all the restraint system diagnostic tools removed, prove out the supplemental restraint system (SRS).

18. Check the active restraints for correct operation.