Rear Seat

REAR SEAT

Rear Seat:

REMOVAL

CAUTION:
- Airbag system satellite safing sensor is located in the lower of the rear seat cushion center. Read the cautions and warnings indicated in the AB section before removing the rear seat.
- The airbag system is fitted with a backup power supply. After disconnecting the battery ground cable, the airbag may deploy if you do not wait for 20 seconds before starting the service of airbag system.

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery, and wait for 20 seconds or more before starting work.
2. Remove the hooks (three locations) while lifting up the rear seat cushion.







CAUTION: If the hooks on the vehicle body side disengage (remained on the seat cushion side), when the rear seat cushion is removed, always replace with new hooks.







3. Remove the hook (A) by pushing it back while lifting the front side of the seat cushion, and remove the seat cushion.







4. Remove the headrest, and then tilt the backrest forward.
5. Remove the luggage floor mat.
6. Turn over the mat to remove the bolt.







7. Remove the backrest from the hinge assembly LH (hinge assembly RH).







NOTE: The armrests cannot be detached while pin positions of the hinge assembly and armrest are not aligned.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: If the hooks on the vehicle body side disengage (remained on the seat cushion side), when the rear seat cushion is removed, always replace with new hooks.







Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". [Ref. to REAR SEAT, COMPONENT, General Description.]