Driver or Passenger Seat Back Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement

Driver or Passenger Seat Back Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement

Removal Procedure

Caution: Refer to SIR Caution in Cautions and Notices.

1. If equipped with side air bags, disable the air bag module. Refer to Disabling the SIR System in SIR.
2. Remove the head restraint. Refer to Head Restraint Replacement (Head Restraint Replacement).
3. Remove the seat trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement (Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement).




4. Remove the outboard seat belt anchor nut. Pull the seat belt through the seat cushion.
5. Disengage the J-strip retainer on the bottom of the seat back cover.
6. Disconnect the heater seat element connector, if equipped.




7. Using a side motion, carefully lift the seat back cover partially off the foam pad in order to access the arm rest clip.
8. Remove the armrest, if equipped. Refer to Front Seat Armrest Replacement (Front Seat Armrest Replacement).
9. Using a flat bladed tool lift the seat cover over the air bag cover.
10. Remove the seat cover to the top of the seat.




11. Disengage the panel fasteners in order to remove the rear cardboard panel.
12. Unclip the head restraint retainers. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement (Driver or Passenger Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement).
13. Remove the bolts which retain the seat belt tower cover.




14. Remove the seat belt tower cover.
15. Pull the seat belt and the seat belt bezel through the opening in the seat cover.
16. Lift the remainder of the seat back cover off the foam pad.
17. Carefully remove the foam pad from the frame.

Installation Procedure

1. Attach the foam pad to the frame.




2. Install the seat belt tower.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice (Fastener Notice) in Cautions and Notices.

3. Install the bolts which retain the seat belt tower cover.

Tighten the bolts to 1.9 Nm (17 lb in).




4. Install the rear cardboard panel. Engage the panel fasteners.
5. Install the seat back cover partially onto the top of the frame.
6. Feed the seat belt and the seat belt bezel through the tower opening.
7. Install the arm rest clip.




8. Pull the rest of the cover down using a side-to-side motion.
9. Install the armrests, if equipped. Refer to Front Seat Armrest Replacement (Front Seat Armrest Replacement).
10. Install the head restraint retainers. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement (Driver or Passenger Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement).
11. Fit the seat cover around the air bag cover.




12. Pull the seat belt down through the seat cushion and install the outboard seat belt anchor nut.

Tighten the nut to 53 Nm (39 lb ft).

13. Install the seat trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement (Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement).
14. Install the head restraints. Refer to Head Restraint Replacement (Head Restraint Replacement).
15. Push on the seat cover. Ensure that the cover is retained by the velcro in the seat cushion.
16. Connect the J-strip at the bottom of the seat.
17. If equipped with side air bags, enable the air bag module. Refer to Enabling the SIR System in SIR.