Front Seat Backrest - 60 Percent
FRONT SEAT BACKREST - 60 PERCENTSpecial Tool(s):
SPECIAL TOOL(S)
REMOVAL
WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe pretensioner electrical connectors. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
1. WARNING: To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.
The front impact severity sensor is located at the bottom of the hood latch support bracket.
The first row side impact sensors (if equipped) are located in the first row doors, behind the door trim panel.
The second row side impact sensors (if equipped) are located at or near the base of the C-pillars.
To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).
Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute.
2. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
3. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the front seat removal and installation procedure.
Remove the 60 percent seat.
4. Remove the cover on the recliner handle.
5. Remove the screw from the recliner handle.
6. CAUTION: Use care when removing the lumbar knob. Using both hands, pull with even pressure on both sides of the knob to remove.
Remove the lumbar control knob.
7. Remove the two screws from the side shield.
8. Remove the screw from front side of shield.
9. Remove the screw from rear side of shield.
10. Remove the front seat back pad adjuster.
1 Remove the two screws.
2 Remove the front seat back pad adjuster.
11. NOTE: The lumbar support assembly must be fully relaxed.
Separate the lumbar support adjuster from the adjuster cable.
12. Release the J-clip.
13. Release the inner J-clip.
14. Invert the seat backrest cover to expose the bolts and remove the outboard seat back bolts.
15. CAUTION: Do not damage the plastic pivot bushing when removing the seat back frame.
Pull the front seat back frame away from the inboard front seat hinge, and feed the lumbar support cable through the seat cushion opening to remove the front seat back.
INSTALLATION
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, and notes at the beginning of the removal procedure.
1. CAUTION: Do not damage the plastic pivot bushing when installing the seat back frame.
Install the front seat back frame into the inboard front seat hinge and feed the lumbar support cable through the seat cushion opening to install the front seat back.
2. Install the seat backrest bolts.
3. Connect the inner J-clip.
4. Connect the J-clip.
5. Connect the lumbar support adjuster to the adjuster cable.
6. Install the front seat back pad adjuster.
1 Position the front seat back pad adjuster.
2 Install the two screws.
7. Install the rear side shield screw.
8. Install the front side shield screw.
9. Install the two side shield screws.
10. Align and install the lumbar control knob.
11. Install the recliner handle screw.
12. Install the recliner handle screw cover.
13. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the front seat removal and installation procedure.
Install the 60 percent seat.
14. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
Reactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
15. WARNING: The restraint system diagnostic tool is for restraint system service only. Remove from the vehicle prior to road use. Failure to remove could result in injury and possible violation of vehicle safety standards.
With all the restraint system diagnostic tools removed, prove out the supplemental restraint system (SRS).