Front Seat Backrest
FRONT SEAT BACKRESTRemoval
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.
Vehicles with power seats
2. Release the tab and disconnect the power seat track electrical connector.
All seats
3. Remove the recliner handle.
4. Remove the side shield screw.
5. 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.
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 Velcro(R) at the side of the seat cushion trim cover, near the safety belt buckle.
Seats with lumbar adjustment
9. Pull and remove the manual lumbar adjustment knob.
10. From under the seat cushion frame, turn the manual lumbar mechanism counterclockwise and separate it from the seat cushion frame.
11. Release the manual lumbar adjustment screw.
1 From inside the lumbar adjustment mechanism, push the screw stop in toward the center.
2 While pushing the screw stop toward the center, rotate the lumbar adjustment mechanism counterclockwise.
3 The screw stop will pass clear of the internal stop, releasing the manual lumbar adjustment screw.
12. Remove the manual lumbar cable.
1 Continue turning the manual lumbar mechanism counterclockwise until the cable support comes out.
2 Push the screw out enough to remove the cable end.
13. Route the manual lumbar 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.
1 Remove the pin-type retainers from the seat cushion frame.
2 Release the retaining tab and slide the side air bag module electrical connector from the bracket.
All seats
15. Remove the side air bag module wire harness retaining clip (if equipped) from the side of the seat track, and the pivot bolt.
16. Remove the seat back from the seat cushion.
1 Remove the recliner mechanism-to-seat track bolts.
2 Remove the seat back with the recliner mechanism from the seat cushion.
Installation
All seats
1. Align the recliner with seat back frame to the seat track, and install the bolts.
2. Install the pivot bolt.
3. Install the bolt then route and clip the side air bag module wiring harness (if equipped) 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.
1 Slide the side air bag wiring harness electrical connector onto the retaining tab.
2 Install the side air bag wiring harness pin-type retainers into the seat cushion frame.
Seats with lumbar adjustment
5. Route the manual lumbar cable.
1 Route the manual lumbar cable in front of the pivot bolt and in the channel created between the seat cushion frame and seat track bracket.
2 Position the manual lumbar cable through the opening between the seat cushion frame and the seat track.
6. Assemble the manual lumbar mechanism until the manual lumbar cable support can be installed.
1 Position the manual lumbar cable end into the screw end.
2 Push the screw in and turn the manual lumbar mechanism clockwise drawing the screw in.
3 Push the cable support back into the manual lumbar mechanism.
7. Position the manual lumbar mechanism into the seat cushion frame and turn it clockwise to lock it into position.
8. Install the manual lumbar mechanism adjustment knob.
All seats
9. Reposition the seat cushion trim cover near the safety belt buckle and connect the Velcro(R).
10. Position the inner side shield to the seat.
11. 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.
12. Install the outer side shield screw.
13. NOTE: Heat the handle prior to installation.
Install the recliner handle.
Vehicles with power seats
14. Connect the power seat track electrical connector.
All vehicles
15. Install the affected seat and repower the SRS.
16. Check the active restraint system for correct operation.