Front Seat Backrest

FRONT SEAT BACKREST

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.
- 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:
- If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (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.
- Sport bucket shown, other vehicle seats are similar.

1. Position the front seat to gain access to all four mounting bolts.
2. Depower the SRS.
3. Remove the affected seat.
4. Remove the front seat backrest from the seat cushion frame.







5. Pressing the head restraint release, remove the head restraint.







6. NOTE:
- The LH and RH head restraint rod guides are not interchangeable.
- The head restraint rod guides are keyed to ensure correct installation.

Remove the head restraint rod guides by squeezing the retainer tabs and pulling the guides up and out of seat backrest frame tubes.

7. Remove the seat backrest cushion.

Assembly
1. Install the seat backrest foam on the backrest frame.







2. NOTE:
- The LH and RH head restraint rod guides are not interchangeable.
- For correct installation, the locating tabs must face toward the front of the seat.

Install the head restraint rod guides into the seat backrest frame head restraint guide tubes.

3. Install the head restraint.
4. Install the seat backrest.
5. Install the front seat.
6. Repower the SRS.