With Fold Flat
SEAT BACKREST - FRONT, WITH FOLD FLATSpecial Tool(s)
Special Tool(s):
Front Seat Backrest, Manual Recline With Fold Flat (Part 1):
Front Seat Backrest, Manual Recline With Fold Flat (Part 2):
Disassembly and Assembly
WARNING:
- Always carry or place a live air bag module with the air bag and deployment door/trim cover/tear seam pointed away from the body. Do not set a live air bag module down with the deployment door/trim cover/tear seam face down. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, safety canopy or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
- If the seat side air bag cover has been damaged or separated from its mounting, or if the air bag material has been exposed, install a new seat side air bag module. Never try to repair the seat side air bag module. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE:
- The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the restraints control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON.
- The supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
- Only the front passenger seat can come equipped with optional fold-flat backrest.
1. Remove the front seat.
2. Remove the front seat backrest.
3. Remove the LH and RH outer fold-flat recliner covers.
- Pull to release the clips.
- Slide up to disengage the retainer and remove.
4. Remove the 4 fold-flat recliner-to-fold-flat backrest frame bolts.
- To install, tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).
- If necessary, remove the fold-flat recliner cable.
5. NOTE: The seat backrest trim cover and foam pad have been removed to show the backrest trim panel retainers.
Remove the backrest trim panel in the following sequence.
1 Release the 2 pin-type retainers at the bottom of the backrest trim panel.
2 Slide the backrest trim panel down to release the upper clips.
3 Turn the backrest trim panel to release the middle clips and remove the backrest trim panel.
6. NOTE: Lower outer J-clips are unfastened to show inner J-clips.
Release the backrest trim cover outer and inner J-clips.
7. Remove the head restraint.
1 Using an appropriate tool, push in the hole, lift up on the head restraint and release one side of the head restraint.
2 Push the release button and remove the head restraint.
8. NOTE: Always install a new slave head restraint guide.
Pull out and remove the master and slave head restraint guides.
9. CAUTION: When installing, make sure the side air bag module wiring harness is not pinched between the side air bag module and the backrest frame or damage to the wiring harness can occur.
NOTE: When installing the side air bag module, new bolts must be installed.
Remove the side air bag module.
- Remove the 2 side air bag module bolts.
- To install, tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
- Remove the side air bag module with wire harness.
- Detach any side air bag module wire harness retainers.
10. CAUTION: Use care when separating the backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strips, or the hook-and-loop strips can be torn from the backrest foam pad.
NOTE: A new heater mat will come attached on a new foam pad.
Remove the backrest trim cover.
- Invert the backrest trim cover in an inside out fashion to the wire in the backrest trim cover attached to the clips in the backrest foam pad.
- Separate the hook-and-loop strips.
- Separate the backrest trim cover wire from the clips in the backrest foam pad.
- If equipped, feed out the backrest heater mat wire harness from the opening in the side of the backrest trim cover.
- Remove the backrest trim cover.
11. Separate the backrest frame from the backrest foam pad.
12. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
13. Install the front seat backrest.
14. Install the front seat. Do not prove out the SRS at this time.
15. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test and prove out the SRS.