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Rear Seat Cushion Cover/Pad Replacement




Rear Seat Cushion Cover/Pad Replacement

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to tear or damage the seat covers.
- The left seat cushion is shown; the right seat cushion is similar.

1. Remove the rear seat cushions.

2. Release the hook strips (A) of the seat cushion cover (B) from the seat cushion frame wire.






3. Pull out the seat cushion frame (A) and the cushion undercover (B) from the seat cushion cover/pad (C) to separate them.





4. Release the hook strips (D) from the frame wire (E).

5. Remove the undercover (A) from the frame (B). Take care not to damage the undercover.






6. Pull back the edge of the seat cushion cover (A) all the way around, and release the upholstery rings (B), then remove the seat cushion cover.






7. Install the cover/pad in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

- To prevent wrinkles when installing a seat cushion cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the upholstery rings and hook strips.
- Replace all of the upholstery rings (A) fastening the seat cushion cover (B) to the pad wire (C) with new ones using commercially available upholstery ring pliers (D).