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.
- Driver seat is shown, passenger seat is similar.

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












5. Disassemble the parts in the order listed in the illustration and table.

Item 2: Head Restraint Sleeves Disassembly Note







1. NOTE:
- The inboard and outboard head restraint sleeves are not interchangeable.
- The head restraint sleeves incorporate an alignment tab that must face forward when installed.

Squeeze together the tip of the head restraint sleeve and pull the sleeve out of the frame tube.

Item 3: Backrest Trim Cover Disassembly Note

1. CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat upholstery from the hook and loop strip, or the hook and loop strip can be torn from the seat cushion foam pad.

Separate the hook and loop fasteners.

ASSEMBLY
1. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
2. Install the front seat backrest.
3. Install the front seat.
4. Repower the SRS.