Front Seat Backrest

FRONT SEAT BACKREST

Removal

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.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.
- 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.
- 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.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (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.

All seats
1. Remove the affected seat and depower the SRS.

Power seats
2. Release the tab and disconnect the seat control switch electrical connector.

All seats
3. Remove the recliner handle.
4. Remove the side shield screw.







5. Carefully pull the outer side shield outward releasing the 2 hidden retainer clips to the inner side shield (as shown) and the 2 hidden retainer clips to the recliner mechanism.







6. Remove the outer side shield.
1 Carefully pull out on the side of the outer side shield, releasing the clips to the inner side shield and one hidden clip at the side of the seat cushion frame.
2 Carefully pull forward on the side shield releasing the hidden clip at the front of the seat cushion frame.
3 While routing the wire harness out of the seat cushion frame (if equipped), slide the side shield forward to clear the recliner handle and remove the outer side shield.

7. Remove the inner side shield.
8. Release the hook and loop strips at the side of the seat cushion trim cover, near the safety belt buckle pretensioner.

Seats with lumbar adjuster
9. Pull and remove the lumbar adjuster knob.







10. From under the seat cushion frame, turn the lumbar adjuster counterclockwise and separate it from the seat cushion frame.







11. Release the lumbar adjuster screw.
1 From inside the lumbar adjuster, push the screw stop in toward the center.
2 While pushing the screw stop toward the center, rotate the lumbar adjuster counterclockwise.
3 The screw stop will pass clear of the internal stop, releasing the lumbar adjuster screw.







12. Remove the lumbar adjuster cable.
1 Continue turning the lumbar adjuster counterclockwise until the cable support comes out.
2 Push the screw out enough to remove the cable end.

13. Route the lumbar adjuster cable out from between the seat track and seat cushion frame.

Seats with side air bags







14. NOTE: If the pin-type retainers are damaged, install new retainers. This will keep the wire harness routed correctly.

Separate the side air bag module wire harness from the underside of the seat cushion frame.
- Remove the pin-type retainers from the seat cushion frame; release the retaining tab and slide the side air bag module electrical connector from the bracket.

All seats
15. Detach the side air bag module wiring harness retainer clip (if equipped) from the seat track and remove the backrest pivot bolt.
16. Remove the 2 recliner-to-seat track bolts and backrest.

Installation

All seats
1. Position the seat backrest to align the recliner and the seat track and install the 2 bolts.
- Tighten to 52 Nm (38 lb-ft).

2. Install the backrest pivot bolt.
- Tighten to 52 Nm (38 lb-ft).

3. Route the side air bag module wiring harness (if equipped) and fasten the retainer clip to the seat track.

Seats with side air bags







4. NOTE: If the pin-type retainers are damaged, install new retainers. This will keep the wiring harness routed correctly.

Route the side air bag wiring harness to the underside of the seat cushion frame.
- Slide the side air bag wiring harness electrical connector onto the retaining tab and install the side air bag wiring harness pin-type retainers into the seat cushion frame.

Seats with lumbar adjuster







5. Route the lumbar adjuster cable.
1 Route the lumbar adjuster cable in front of the pivot bolt and in the channel created between the seat cushion frame and seat track bracket.
2 Position the lumbar adjuster cable through the opening between the seat cushion frame and the seat track.







6. Assemble the lumbar adjuster until the cable support can be installed.
1 Position the lumbar adjuster cable end into the screw end.
2 Push the screw in and turn the lumbar adjuster clockwise drawing the screw in.
3 Push the cable support back into the lumbar adjuster.







7. Position the lumbar adjuster into the seat cushion frame and turn it clockwise to lock it into position.
8. Install the lumbar adjuster knob.

All seats
9. Reposition the seat cushion trim cover near the safety belt buckle pretensioner and fasten the hook and loop strips.
10. Position the inner side shield to the seat.







11. Install the outer side shield to the seat.

- NOTE: Route the power seat (if equipped) switch wire harness through the side of the seat, while positioning the outer side shield to the seat.

Position the outer side shield to the seat and push in where indicated to install the retainer clips.

- Squeeze the inner and outer side shields together to seat the retainer clips.

12. Install the outer side shield screw.

13. NOTE: Heat the handle prior to installation.

Install the recliner handle.

Power seats
14. Connect the seat control switch electrical connector.

All seats
15. Install the seat and repower the SRS.