Seat Backrest - Front

Seat Backrest - Front

Removal

WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, Safety Canopy(R) or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with safety belt buckle/retractor pretensioners, adaptive load limiting retractors, safety belt inflators, or probe the electrical connectors. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of the safety belt pretensioners, adaptive load limiting retractors, or safety belt inflators, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

NOTE: For component identification and locations, refer to Seat - Exploded View, Front Seat - Exploded View, Front.

All seats

1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat- Front .

2. Separate the carpet flap toe-kick.
1. Separate the J-clip from the cushion frame.

2. Peel the carpet flap toe-kick up and remove the pin-type retainers from the cushion side shield and recliner cover.






3. NOTE: The seat track rear height adjust must be all the way up or the recliner cover post will not slide out of the seat track hole.
Remove the recliner cover.

1. Remove the scrivet.

2. Slide the recliner cover post out of the seat track hole and remove the recliner cover.






4. Separate the pin-type retainer and the backrest trim cover.





5. From the front of the seat, disengage the wire harness retainer and disconnect the seat control switch electrical connectors.





6. Remove the cushion side shield.
1. Remove the scrivet at the back.

2. Remove the screw at the front.

3. Grab at the bottom and pull out at the side to release the 3 clip retainers.

4. Slide down and separate the hook.






7. Release the cushion trim cover from the back of the outboard recliner.





Driver seat

NOTE: Note driver seat wire harness routing for installation.

8. Release the side air bag module electrical connector and wire harness retainers under the seat.





9. Disconnect the side air bag module electrical connector.
1. Slide the locking clip back.

2. Push the tab in and disconnect the electrical connector.






10. Disconnect the backrest electrical connector and release the wire harness retainers attached under the seat.





Passenger seat

11. Separate the side air bag module electrical connector and wire harness retainers. Disconnect the backrest electrical connector.





12. Disconnect the side air bag module electrical connector.
1. Slide the locking clip back.

2. Push the tab in and disconnect the electrical connector.






All seats

13. Remove the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts and remove the backrest assembly.

Installation

All seats

1. Position the backrest assembly to the seat track and start the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts by hand.

Driver seat

2. Tighten the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts.
1. Tighten the rear outboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

2. Tighten the rear inboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

3. Tighten the front inboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

4. Tighten the front outboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).






3. Connect the backrest feed electrical connector. Route and attach the wire harness retainers under the seat as noted during removal.





4. Connect the side air bag module electrical connector and slide the locking clip to the lock position.





5. Attach the side air bag module electrical connector and wire harness retainers under the seat as noted during removal.





Passenger seat

6. Tighten the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts.
1. Tighten the rear outboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

2. Tighten the rear inboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

3. Tighten the front inboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

4. Tighten the front outboard bolt to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).






7. Connect the side air bag module electrical connector and slide the locking clip to the lock position.





8. Connect the backrest feed electrical connector. Attach the side air bag module electrical connector and wire harness retainers.
- For correct passenger seat wire harness routing, refer to Seat Wire Harness Routing Seat Wire Harness Routing.






All seats

9. Attach the cushion trim cover to the back of the recliner at the outboard side.

10. Install the cushion side shield in the following sequence.
1. Return all retaining clips back to the cushion side shield before installing the shield.

2. Engage the hook retainer behind the cushion frame.

3. Align and engage 3 clip retainers.

4. Install the screw at the front of the cushion side shield.

5. Install the scrivet at the back of the cushion side shield.

6. Connect the seat control switch electrical connectors and attach the wire harness pin-type retainer.


11. Position the pin-type retainer through the backrest and cushion trim covers. Install the pin-type retainer to the seat track.

12. Install the recliner cover in the following sequence.
1. Return the barrel nut back to the seat before installing the cover.

2. Slide the recliner cover post into the seat track hole.

3. Install the scrivet.


13. Attach the rear cover in the following sequence.
1. Attach the rear cover J-clip to the cushion frame.

2. Install the rear cover pin-type retainers into the cushion side shield and recliner cover.


14. Install the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat- Front .