Seat Backrest Cover - Front

Seat Backrest Cover - Front

Removal and Installation

WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side air bags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

NOTE: For parts identification and location, refer to Seat - Exploded View, Front Seat - Exploded View, Front.

1. Remove the seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

2. Remove the head restraint.
- Fully raise the head restraint.

- Press the release button on the RH head restraint guide sleeve and remove the head restraint.

3. Release the lower J-clip, unzip the 2 zippers and open the backrest cover rear flap.





4. Release the J-clip on the inner backrest cover flap.





5. NOTICE: Always install a new side air bag module wire harness if the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) clip does not retain the electrical connector. Failure to do so can cause DTCs to set in the Restraints Control Module (RCM).

Release the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) clip and disconnect the seat side air bag module electrical connector.





6. WARNING: If the seat side air bag cover has been damaged or separated from its mounting, or if the air bag material has been exposed, install a new seat side air bag module. Never try to repair the seat side air bag module. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

WARNING: Check the seat side air bag deployment chute for damage. The deployment chute must not be repaired. If there is any damage to the deployment chute, a new seat back trim cover and deployment chute must be installed as a unit. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

WARNING: Before installing the seat side air bag module/deployment chute assembly:
- Inspect the side air bag module and mounting surfaces for any damage or foreign material.
- Remove any foreign material from the mounting surfaces of the deployment chute, the seat backrest frame mounting bracket and the air bag module cavity in the seat backrest foam pad.
- Install new parts if damaged.

Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

WARNING: If the seat side air bag module deployment chute is not correctly positioned, the seat side air bag may not deploy correctly. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

Remove the seat side air bag module.
- Remove the 2 seat side air bag module nuts.
- To install, tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).

- Separate the seat side air bag module studs from the backrest frame and deployment chute.

- Slide the seat side air bag module out of the deployment chute and remove.

- Separate the deployment chute from the opening in the foam pad and note the routing for correct installation.

7. NOTICE: The head restraint guide sleeves are not interchangeable. Failure to install the correct head restraint guide sleeve at the correct position may result in component failure.

Remove the 2 head restraint guide sleeves.

- Reach inside the backrest and pinch the locking tabs together at the bottom of the head restraint guide sleeves to release.

- Pull up on the head restraint guide sleeves and remove from the backrest frame.

- For installation, make sure both release buttons are located toward the driver side and the locking tabs are correctly locked to the backrest frame.





8. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strips or the hook-and-loop strips may be torn from the foam pad.

Separate the hook-and-loop strips and partially invert the backrest cover to the row of hog rings.

9. Remove all the hog rings and backrest cover.





10. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

11. Install the seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.