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With Seat Integrated Restraints (SIR)

FRONT SEAT - WITH SEAT INTEGRATED RESTRAINTS (SIR)

REMOVAL

WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an airbag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- After deployment, the air bag surface can contain deposits of sodium hydroxide, a product of the gas generant combustion that is irritating to the skin. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.
- 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 a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.

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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.

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. Disconnect the usage detection switch and power seat electrical connectors located under the seat.

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4. Remove the two safety belt anchor bolts.

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5. Remove the fifth foot trim cover.







6. Remove the five bolts (three shown) and the seat.

INSTALLATION

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1. WARNING:
- To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, and notes at the beginning of the disassembly procedure.
- The seat anchor bolts must be tightened in the specified order.

Position the seat in the vehicle. Install the five bolts. Do not tighten at this time.

2. Tighten the four nuts and fifth foot bolt in the following sequence:
1 Tighten the two front bolts to 47 Nm (35 Lb-Ft).
2 Tighten the two rear bolts to 47 Nm (35 Lb-Ft).
3 Tighten the fifth foot bolt to 47 Nm (35 Lb-Ft).







3. Install the fifth foot trim cover.

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4. Install the two safety belt anchor bolts.

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5. Remove the restraint system diagnostic tool. Connect the seat and the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connectors.
6. Connect the battery ground cable.
7. With restraint system diagnostic tools installed at the remaining deployable devices, prove out the supplemental restraint system (SRS).

8. 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.

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.

9. 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) deactivation/reactivation procedure.

10. 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).

11. Check the active restraints for correct operation.
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