Front Seat

FRONT SEAT

Front Seat (Manual Seat LH):

Front Seat (Power Seat LH):

Front Seat (Manual Seat RH):

Front Seat (Power Seat RH):

REMOVAL

CAUTION: The airbag system is fitted with a backup power supply. After disconnecting the battery ground cable, the airbag may deploy if you do not wait for 60 seconds before starting the service of airbag system.

1. Remove the headrest.
2. Disconnect the ground cable from battery and wait for at least 60 seconds before starting work.

NOTE: For the power seat, remove the slide rail installing bolt before removing the battery ground terminal.

3. Remove the bolts from the slide rail.
1. Tilt the backrest forward and move the seat to the front most position.
2. Remove the rear bolt cover (A) and remove the two bolts.
3. Move the seat to the rearmost position.







4. Remove the front bolt cover (B) and remove the two bolts.

4. Disconnect the connector under the seat.

CAUTION: Disconnect the ground cable from battery, and wait 60 seconds before disconnecting the connector.
- Seat belt warning light connector (driver's seat)
- Occupant detection system harness connector (passenger's seat)
- Side airbag connector
- Seat heater connector (model with seat heater)
- Power seat connector (model with power seats)

5. Remove the front seat from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- The seat mounting bolts differ between the front mounting points and the rear mounting points. Make sure that you are using correct bolts at correct positions.
- Tighten the slide rail installing bolt gradually in several steps to the specified torque in the order as shown in the figure.

- Front (bolt A): Washer diameter 22 mm (0.87 in)
- Rear (bolt B): Washer diameter 26 mm (1.02 in)

Tightening torque: Front seat assembly: 53 N.m (5.4 kgf-m, 39.1 ft-lb)