Third Row, 40 Percent

REAR SEAT BACKREST - THIRD ROW, 40 PERCENT

DISASSEMBLY

All vehicles
1. Remove the third row 40 percent seat backrest.







2. Remove the safety belt buckle bolt and remove the safety belt buckle.
- During assembly make sure anti-rotation tab is engaged into seat locator.







3. Release the J-clip.







4. Remove all the staples.







5. Depress the tab for head restraint and remove the head restraint.

Manual seat







6. Remove the seat backrest release handle screws and remove the handle and cable assembly.

All vehicles







7. NOTE: The head restraint sleeve pins are not interchangeable. Note location for installation.

Reach up into seat backrest and squeeze the head restraint sleeve ends together to release the sleeves and pull the head restraint sleeves out.

8. CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the seat backrest foam.

Invert the seat backrest trim cover and remove.







9. Remove the two bolts and remove the seat base.







10. Remove the bolt and remove the seat base.







11. Remove the screws from the rear seat backrest support panel.

ASSEMBLY
1. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.