Front Seat Backrest
FRONT SEAT BACKRESTRemoval
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.
- 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.
- Driver side shown, passenger side similar.
All vehicles
1. Position the affected seat all the way forward and up.
2. Depower the SRS.
Police vehicles
3. Remove the zippers from under the material and unzip both the zippers for access to the backrest bolts.
All vehicles
4. Remove the seat back trim panel.
1 Remove the two screws (not shown) located at the bottom of the seat back trim panel.
2 Pull out at the bottom and slide the seat back trim panel up to disengage the retaining hooks.
5. Release the four seat back trim cover retainers (three shown).
6. Remove the outboard hog rings that attach the foam pad to the seat backrest frame.
Vehicles with heated seats
7. Disconnect the backrest heated seat electrical connector.
Vehicles with power lumbar
8. Release the cushion trim cover rear J-clip.
9. Release the cushion trim cover rear hook and loop strip.
10. Disconnect the power lumbar electrical connector.
Vehicles with seat side air bags
11. Disconnect the seat side air bag module electrical connector and route it through the seat cushion pan.
All vehicles
12. Remove the recliner bolts.
13. Remove the pivot bolt.
14. NOTE: For installation, make note of the routing for any wire harness(es).
Remove the seat backrest.
- Route out any wire harness(es) that pass through the seat cushion.
Installation
All vehicles
1. Position the seat backrest.
- Route any wire harness(es) back through the seat cushion as noted during removal.
2. Install the pivot bolt.
3. Install the bolts.
Vehicles with seat side air bags
4. Connect and attach the seat side air bag electrical connector.
Vehicles with power lumbar
5. Connect the power lumbar electrical connector.
6. Attach the cushion trim cover rear hook and loop strip.
7. Attach the cushion trim cover rear J-clip.
Vehicles with heated seats
8. Connect the backrest heated seat electrical connector.
All vehicles
9. Install the outboard hog rings that attach the foam pad to the seat backrest frame.
- Make sure the hog rings go around the listing wire in the foam pad as well as the backrest frame wire.
10. Fasten the four seat back trim cover retainers (three shown).
11. CAUTION: Inspect the seat back trim panel retaining hooks for damage. If damaged, install a new seat back trim panel.
Install the seat back trim panel.
1 Angle the top of the seat back trim panel inward and down to engage the retaining hooks to the seat back frame.
2 Install the two screws (not shown).
Police vehicles
12. Pull the material down, zip both the zippers and tuck the zippers under the backrest material.
All vehicles
13. Repower the SRS.