40 Percent
SEAT BACKREST - REAR, 40 PERCENTRear Seat Backrest, 40 Percent (Part 1):
Rear Seat Backrest, 40 Percent (Part 2):
Disassembly and Assembly
WARNING: Synchronize the seat recliners following the steps in the seat removal and installation procedure any time the seat is removed for service. The following actions may result in the loss of recliner synchronization that cannot be corrected and may cause the seat back to fail in a crash:
- Dropping the seat
- Sitting on the seat when removed
- Applying any load to the seat when removed
- Removing or loosening any recliner fasteners except for the safety belt buckle bolt
Install a new seat back frame assembly if the seat recliners cannot be synchronized. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury to the vehicle occupant(s) in a crash.
All seats
1. Remove the 40 percent seat.
2. Remove the 40 percent cushion.
3. Remove the head restraint.
1 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.
3 Remove the safety belt comfort guide.
4. NOTE: Always install a new slave head restraint guide.
Pull out and remove the master and slave head restraint guides.
5. Release the tabs and remove the child safety seat tether anchor bezel.
6. Release the backrest trim cover lower J-clip.
- Pull the heated seat electrical connector through the backrest trim cover opening (if equipped).
7. At the rear inboard side of the backrest, access the zipper tucked up behind the back panel and unzip the zipper.
8. Remove the pin-type retainer holding the backrest trim cover around the lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) and attaching to the lower rear of the backrest frame.
9. Remove the pin-type retainer from inside the safety belt comfort guide pocket.
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.
Release the hook-and-loop strips and 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.
11. Separate the backrest trim cover wire from the clips in the backrest foam pad and remove the backrest trim cover.
12. Remove the backrest foam pad.
13. Release the retainers and remove the back panel.
14. Remove 2 screws and the outboard upper side shield.
15. Remove 2 screws and the inboard upper side shield.
16. Remove 2 screws and the outboard lower side shield.
17. Remove 2 screws and the inboard lower side shield.
18. WARNING: Keep hands clear of all moving seat mechanisms when releasing the recliner lever. The recliners are spring loaded and release with high force. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.
NOTE: Note the position of the safety belt buckle anti-rotation tab for installation.
With the recliners released (backrest folded), remove the bolt and safety belt buckle.
- To install, tighten to 65 Nm (48 lb-ft).
19. Separate the recliner cable casing at both ends from the recliners.
20. Remove the recliner cable in the following sequence.
1 Turn the cable end so the tab aligns with the slot in the lever and separate the cable at one end.
2 Turn the cable end so the tab aligns with the slot in the lever and separate the cable at the other end.
- Remove the recliner cable.
Seats with power fold
21. Remove the power fold motor in the following sequence.
1 Remove the 2 screws from the power fold motor.
2 Slide the cable casing out of the recliner.
3 Turn the cable end so the tab aligns with the slot in the lever and separate the cable.
4 Remove the power fold motor.
All seats
22. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
- Make sure the LATCH is accessible to the occupant.
- Check the active restraint system for correct operation.