Front Power Bucket Seat
DISASSEMBLY1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
WARNING:
^ THE BELT AND BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER IS A PYROTECHNIC DEVICE. ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN SERVICING AN AIR BAG-EQUIPPED VEHICLE AND WHEN HANDLING A BELT AND BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER.
^ THE BELT AND BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER IS A PYROTECHNIC DEVICE. NEVER PROBE THE CONNECTORS ON THE BELT AND BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER. DOING SO CAN RESULT IN BELT AND BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
^ TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY, THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY MUST BE DEPLETED BEFORE SERVICING OR REPLACING ANY AIR BAG SYSTEM COMPONENTS. TO DEPLETE THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY ENERGY, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE AND WAIT ONE MINUTE.
2. Remove the front seat.
1. Remove the plastic bolt covers.
2. Remove the two nuts and two bolts retaining the front seat support to the floor.
3. Disconnect the belt and buckle assembly pretensioner connector underneath the seat.
4. Remove the front seat from the vehicle.
NOTE: Before removing the seat from the vehicle, position the seat in the full rear and full up position. If the seat is not in this position, the fastener access holes will not be aligned with the seat fasteners.
3. Remove the armrest.
1. Pull back the (A) Velcro(R) fastened armrest cover to expose the (B) armrest bolt.
2. Remove the (B) armrest bolt and the (C) crown washer.
3. Remove the armrest.
NOTE: If the same armrest is being installed, the armrest plate and bolt can be reused, but replace the crown washer when installing the armrest.
4. Pull the front seat back pad adjustment knob from the right side of the seat.
5. Remove the front seat back latch lower cover bolt below the front seat back pad adjustment knob.
6. Remove the front seat back pivot side inner cover screw from the underside of the seat.
7. Remove the front seat back pivot side inner cover screw from the front of the seat.
8. Remove the front seat back pivot side inner cover from the seat assembly.
1. Pull the front seat back pivot side inner cover inboard to clear the belt and buckle assembly pretensioner.
2. Rotate the front seat back pivot side inner cover upward to release the rear pushpins mount from the key slot.
3. Hold the front seat back pivot side inner cover in one hand and release the retaining clips holding the belt and buckle assembly pretensioner boot to the front seat back pivot side inner cover.
4. Remove the front seat back pivot side inner cover.
9. Remove the rear pushpins retainer from the upper seat track mounting flange.
^ Replace the pushpins if damaged during removal.
10. Remove the belt and buckle assembly pretensioner.
11. Remove the front seat back latch lower cover bolt from behind the seat back latch handle.
12. Remove the front seat back latch lower cover bolt from the front of the seat.
13. Remove the front seat back latch lower cover bolt from the underside of the seat.
14. Disconnect the power seat control switch connector.
15. Remove the front seat back latch lower cover.
1. Pull the front seat back latch lower cover away from the seat.
2. Pull the power seat control switch connector through the front seat cushion.
3. Remove the seat control switch screws.
4. Remove the seat control switch from the front seat back latch lower cover and remove the front seat back latch lower cover.
16. Remove the front seat back pad adjuster.
1. Remove two (A) screws from the seat.
2. Disconnect the (B) front seat back pad adjustment cable from the (C) front seat back pad adjuster and remove the front seat back pad adjuster.
NOTE: Make sure the front seat back pad adjuster is in the fully retracted position.
17. Remove the front seat back latch bolts from the front seat back latch.
18. Remove the front seat back.
1. Remove the seat back bolt.
2. Pull the front seat back pad adjustment cable through the bottom of the seat back.
3. Lift the front seat back from the seat cushion.
19. Remove the front seat back cover.
1. Unfasten the J-clip at the bottom of the front seat back.
2. Lift the front seat back cover up over the seat back, disengaging the Velcro(R) fasteners (not shown), and remove the front seat back cover.
NOTE: For the passenger seat, the seat back assist handle, if so equipped, must be removed before the seat back cover.
20. Remove the (A) front seat back pad from the (B) front seat back frame.
21. Cut the wire ties fastening the front seat back pad adjuster cable to the front seat back frame.
22. Rotate the plastic washers 30 degrees until the slit is facing the edge of the front seat back pad adjuster grid.
^ Rotate both the top and the bottom washers.
23. Remove the front seat back pad adjuster grid from the front seat back frame.
24. Remove the front seat back latch from the front seat back frame.
1. Remove the two retaining bolts from the front seat back latch.
2. Remove the front seat back latch.
25. Remove the two seat support nuts retaining the (A) seat support to the (B) right seat track.
NOTE: Use the fastener access holes to reach the seat support nuts.
26. Remove the three seat support bolts retaining the (A) seat support to the (B) left seat track.
27. Gently pull the power seat connectors from the seat support.
^ Note the connector locations when removing the connectors from the seat support.
NOTE: Examine the plastic fasteners on the power seat connectors and replace if worn.
28. Remove the (A) seat support from the (B) seat tracks.
29. Remove the two front seat track bolts retaining the (A) seat tracks to the (B) seat cushion.
30. Remove the two (A) front seat track nuts retaining the (B) seat tracks to the (C) seat cushion.
^ The right-hand seat track nut, the left-hand seat track nut is removed in the same manner.
NOTE: Use fastener access holes to reach the front seat track nuts.
31. Disconnect the power seat motor connector.
32. Remove the (A) seat tracks from the (B) seat cushion.
NOTE: Seat tracks and seat motors are not serviced separately. The assembly is replaced as a single unit.
33. Remove the power seat wiring assembly from the seat cushion.
^ Note the locations of the plastic fasteners when removing the wiring assembly.
NOTE: Examine the plastic fasteners on the power seat wiring assembly and replace if worn.
34. Remove the front seat cushion cover.
1. Unfasten the J-clips on all four sides of the front seat cushion cover.
2. Remove the (A) seat cushion from the (B) front seat cushion frame.
3. Remove the (C) front seat cushion cover from the (A) seat cushion, disengaging the Velcro(R) fastener (not shown).
ASSEMBLY
1. Follow the disassembly procedure in reverse order. Tighten fasteners to the proper specifications.
NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the powertrain control module relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.