Seat Backrest - Front

SEAT BACKREST - FRONT

Removal and Installation

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.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.
- 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.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

CAUTION: Do not handle or lift the seat by the inboard side shield or a torque tube (seat track motor cable and housing). Care must be taken when handling or lifting the seat to prevent damage.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the 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 backrest shown, passenger seat backrest similar.

All seats
1. Remove the front seat and depower the SRS.







2. CAUTION: The backrest trim panel must be inspected for cracked or broken upper hooks and lower retainer bosses. Remove and discard the lower pin-type retainers before inspecting the lower trim panel bosses. If any hook or boss is damaged a new backrest trim panel must be installed. Always install new pin-type retainers when installing a backrest trim panel.

Remove the seat backrest trim panel.
1 Use an appropriate tool to release the 2 pin-type retainers at the lower bosses of the backrest trim panel.
2 Push forward on the top of the backrest panel and slide it downward to release the upper hooks.
3 Continue to push forward on the top of the backrest trim panel while rotating the bottom a few inches rearward to disengage the upper hook barbs.

3. Carefully remove the seat control switch knobs.
4. Remove the front and rear side shield screws.
5. Detach and remove the seat control switch bezel.
- If equipped, disconnect the power lumbar switch.







6. Remove the screw from behind the seat control switch bezel.
7. Disconnect the seat control switch electrical connector and remove the side shield.
8. Disconnect the electrical connector and remove the safety belt buckle.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

Seats with manual lumbar
9. Remove the manual lumbar knob.
10. Remove the 2 manual lumbar adjuster screws from the seat cushion pan.







11. Release the manual lumbar adjustment screw.
1 From inside the lumbar adjustment mechanism, push the screw stop in toward the center.
2 While pushing the screw stop toward the center, rotate the lumbar adjustment mechanism counterclockwise.
3 The screw stop will pass clear of the internal stop, releasing the manual lumbar adjustment screw.







12. Remove the manual lumbar cable.
1 Continue turning the manual lumbar mechanism counterclockwise until the cable support comes out.
2 Push the screw out enough to remove the cable end.

13. Route the manual lumbar adjuster cable out from the seat cushion frame.

Climate controlled seats
14. Detach the ventilation air - upper blower assembly from the ventilation air - lower blower assembly.

All seats
15. Remove the rear inboard trim cover from the seat track to access the inboard backrest bolts.
- Remove the screw and detach the pin-type retainer.

16. Remove the 4 backrest-to-seat track bolts and remove the backrest.
- Disconnect and detach any electrical connectors as needed.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

17. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- For backrest trim panel installation:
- Position the top of the backrest trim panel at an angle to the backrest frame and push it forward and slide it upward to engage the upper hooks.
- Continue positioning the backrest trim panel upward and align the 2 lower pin-type retainers with the holes in the backrest frame.
- Push the bottom of the backrest trim panel forward and seat the 2 pin-type retainers.

18. Install the front seat and repower the SRS.