Seat Cushion Trim Cover and Pad Replacement

SEAT CUSHION TRIM COVER AND PAD REPLACEMENT

REMOVAL PROCEDURE




1. Remove the front nuts (2) on the underside of the seat cushion.
2. Remove the front seat trim panel.




3. Unsnap the lumbar cable (6). Disconnect the lumbar wire harness if equipped with power lumbar.
4. Disconnect the electrical connectors.




5. Remove the pressure sensor (2) from the front passenger seat frame, if equipped with the Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System.




6. Lift the seat cushion up off the rear plastic holders (1) on the underside of the seat cushion, and pull forward.
7. Remove the seat switch bezel.




8. Remove the lumbar actuator (5).




9. Unclip the seat trim cover from the seat cushion frame.




10. Using a side motion, carefully separate the seat cushion trim cover from the seat cushion pad.
11. If replacing the front passenger seat cushion you must also replace the Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System.

CAUTION: Replace the passenger presence system as a complete assembly to prevent possible injury to the occupant. The bladder, the pressure sensor, the seat cushion, and the control module are assembled and calibrated as a unit. Using only some of the components in the service kit will cause the passenger presence system to operate improperly.

12. Remove the pad from the seat cushion frame.
13. Remove the seat cushion heater element, if equipped.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Install the seat cushion heater element, if equipped.
2. Install the Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System.
3. Install the seat cushion pad to the seat cushion frame.




4. Using a side motion, carefully pull the seat cushion cover onto the frame pad.




5. Attach the seat trim cover to the seat cushion frame.




6. Install the lumbar actuator (5).
7. Install the seat switch bezel.




8. Place the cushion on the rear plastic holders (1) on the underside of the seat cushion, and push rearward.




9. Connect the lumbar cable to the underside of the seat cushion (6). Connect the lumbar wire harness, if equipped with power lumbar.




10. Install the pressure sensor (2) to the front passenger seat frame, if equipped with the Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System.
11. Connect the electrical connectors.




12. Install the front nuts (2) onto the studs on the underside of the cushion.

NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.

Tighten the nuts to 21 N.m (15 lb ft).

13. Install the front seat trim panel.
14. Re-zero the Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System. Refer to Passenger Presence System Programming and Setup in Restraint Systems.