Seat - Front, 40 Percent

SEAT - FRONT, 40 PERCENT

Removal







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.
- The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE:
- The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the restraints control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a SRS fault.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

1. Position the seat to access all seat-to-floor fasteners.
2. Depower the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
3. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor rear bolt covers.
4. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor rear bolts.

5. CAUTION: Do not pull from the inboard side of the front seat cushion panel shield to avoid damaging it.

Remove the front seat cushion panel shield.
- Release the upper retaining clips working from the outboard side and then release the lower retaining clips.

6. Remove the seat-to-floor front bolt cover.
7. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor front bolts.







8. Detach the pin-type retainer and vehicle wiring harness from the seat.
9. Disconnect the seat harness electrical connectors.
- Disconnect the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connector.
- Slide the release button and separate the connector.

- Disconnect the side air bag electrical connector.
- Slide the release button and separate the connector.

- Disconnect the seat harness electrical connector.
- Release the locking tab and rotate the assurance lever fully to disengage the seat harness electrical connector.
- Slightly tip the connector away and disconnect.
- For memory seat, repeat the step and disconnect the other connector.

10. Remove the seat from the vehicle.

Installation

NOTE: The seat-to-floor bolts must be tightened in the sequence described in this procedure.

1. Position the seat in the vehicle.
2. Connect the electrical connectors.
- Connect the seat harness electrical connector.
- Make sure the electrical connector assurance lever is in the fully released position.
- Tip the body harness connector into the seat connector and partially insert.
- Rotate the assurance lever while pushing the connectors together until the handle is locked.
- For memory seat, repeat the step and connect the other connector.

- Connect the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connector.
- Make sure the release is locked.

- Connect the side air bag electrical connector.
- Make sure the release is locked.







3. Install the wiring harness pin-type retainer.
4. Install the seat-to-floor front inboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

5. Install the seat-to-floor front outboard bolt and bolt cover.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

6. Install the seat-to-floor rear inboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

7. Install the seat-to-floor rear outboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

8. Install the 2 seat-to-floor rear bolt covers.
9. Install the front seat cushion panel shield.
10. Repower the SRS.
11. Make sure the safety belts and buckles are accessible to the occupants after installation.