Seats: Description and Operation

Seats


Front Seats

The driver and passenger front seats can be equipped with the following serviceable items:

- Six-way power seat tracks
- Power seat switches attached to the driver and passenger front door panels
- Two-way manual seat tracks
- Power recliner attached to the cushion and backrest frames
- Manual recliners attached to the cushion and backrest frames
- Power lumbar assemblies mounted to the backrest frames
- Power lumbar control switches attached to the seat cushions
- Seat side air bags in the backrest assemblies
- Heated seat cushions and backrests
- Heated seat switches attached to the driver and passenger front door panels
- Armrests mounted to the seat cushion frames (50 percent seats)
- Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) system (passenger seat cushion only)
- Safety belt buckles attached to the seat tracks


Power Seat Track

The power seat track motors move the seat horizontally and vertically (front and rear height). The seat track motors are serviceable only as a seat track assembly.


Power Recliner

The power recliner motor moves the seat backrest backward or forward. The power recliner is a modular design and incorporated into the inertia front seat backrest latch. The power recliner motor is not serviceable separately. If the power recliner needs to be repaired, the entire front seat backrest latch must be installed new.


Power Lumbar

The seat has an electro-mechanical front seat backrest pad adjuster. The lumbar switch adjustment is on the inboard side of the front face of the seat cushion.


Seat Side Air Bag

Driver and passenger seat side air bags are attached to the seat backrest frames. For diagnostic information, or if the seat side air bag has deployed, refer to Supplemental Restraint System Testing and Inspection.


Heated Seat

NOTE: The heater mat on the front passenger seat cushion is not serviceable separately. If a new heater mat is needed on the front passenger seat cushion, a new OCS system service kit and a new heater mat must be installed. Refer to Supplemental Restraint System Service and Repair.

NOTE: If a driver seat heater mat (cushion or backrest) or passenger seat backrest heater mat is faulty, a new foam pad must be installed with the new heater mat. Do not reuse the original foam pad.

The heated seats system includes the following serviceable components:

- Driver and passenger heated seat modules attached underneath the seat cushion frames
- Heater mats attached to the seat cushions and backrests
- Heated seat switches attached to the driver and passenger front door panels


Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS)

The OCS system is standard equipment on all front passenger seats. For information on diagnosing or servicing the OCS system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System Testing and Inspection.


Belt Tension Sensor (BTS)

The Belt Tension Sensor (BTS) is part of the safety belt buckle on the front passenger seat only. It is part of the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). It connects electrically to the passenger seat wiring harness. For diagnostic information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System Testing and Inspection. For specific removal and installation information, refer to Safety Belt System Seat Belt Systems.