Seat Cushion - Front, Driver Side

SEAT CUSHION - FRONT, DRIVER SIDE

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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can 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 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.
- If a side air bag deployment took place, the seat backrest pad, trim cover and side air bag module must be replaced. The seat backrest frame should be replaced if necessary.

All seats
1. Remove the driver seat and depower the SRS.
2. Remove the seat control knob, if equipped.







3. Release the recliner handle cover tab and remove the handle.
4. Remove the LH side shield screw from behind the recliner handle.
5. Remove the front and rear LH side shield screws, disconnect the seat control switch (if equipped) and remove the LH side shield.
6. Remove the 2 RH side shield screws and remove the RH side shield.
7. Disconnect and detach the seat side air bag electrical connector, if equipped and route through the seat cushion frame for backrest removal, noting the routing for installation.

Climate controlled seats







8. Detach and disconnect the backrest thermo-electric device (TED) electrical connector and disconnect the backrest climate controlled seat duct from the climate controlled blower for backrest removal.

Memory seats
9. Disconnect the 3 memory seat motor position sensor electrical connectors and release any pin-type retainers attached to the seat cushion frame.

Heated seats

10. NOTE: Disconnect and release any remaining electrical connectors and pin-type retainers attached to the seat cushion and frame assembly.

Disconnect the 2 heater mat electrical connectors from the backrest heater mat.

All seats
11. Disconnect the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connectors.
12. Remove the bolt and the safety belt buckle pretensioner.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

13. Remove the backrest-to-seat track bolts (3 bolts manual seat, 4 bolts power seat) and remove the seat backrest from the seat cushion.
- To install, tighten to 58 Nm (43 lb-ft).

14. NOTE: Disconnect and release any remaining electrical connectors and pin-type retainers necessary to separate the seat cushion frame from the seat track and riser.

Remove the 4 seat track-to-seat cushion frame bolts and remove the seat cushion.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

15. Release the J-clips.







16. Remove the seat cushion hog rings (2 shown) and remove the seat cushion trim cover.
17. Remove the seat cushion foam pad from the seat cushion frame.

Heated seats
18. Disconnect and remove the heated seat module.
19. If necessary, carefully remove the cushion heater mat from the seat cushion foam pad.

Climate controlled seats
20. Remove the screw and the seat cushion TED bezel.
21. Disconnect and remove the seat cushion TED and climate controlled seat duct.
22. Disconnect the seat fan motor electrical connector.
23. Remove the 3 screws and the seat fan motor.
24. Disconnect the climate controlled seat module electrical connector.
25. Remove the 2 screws and the climate controlled seat module.

Memory seats
26. Disconnect the driver seat module electrical connectors.
27. Remove the screw and the driver seat module.

All seats
28. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
29. Install the driver seat and repower the SRS.