Seat Latch: Service and Repair

SEAT LATCH

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.
- 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.

1. Depower the supplemental restraint system (SRS).







2. Remove the recliner handle.







3. Remove the side shield screw.







4. Carefully pull out on the outer side shield, releasing the two hidden clips (shown) to the inner side shield and the two hidden clips to the recliner mechanism.







5. 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.







6. Remove the inner side shield.







7. Unclip the J-clip.







8. Position the upholstery and pad, then remove the bolts and latch.

Installation







1. Position the latch and install the bolts.







2. Position the upholstery and fasten the J-clip.







3. Position the inner side shield to the seat.







4. Install the outer side shield to the seat.

1 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 retaining clips.

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







5. Install the outer side shield screw.







6. NOTE: Heat the handle prior to installation.

Install the recliner handle.

7. Repower the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
8. Check the active restraint system for correct operation.