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Seat Cushion - Front

SEAT CUSHION - FRONT

Special Tool(s)


Special Tool(s):






Seat Cushion With Power Seat Track (Part 1):






Seat Cushion With Power Seat Track (Part 2):






Driver Seat Cushion With Manual Seat Track (Part 1):






Driver Seat Cushion With Manual Seat Track (Part 2):






Passenger Seat Cushion With Manual Seat Track:






Passenger Power Seat Track (Part 1):






Passenger Power Seat Track (Part 2):






Disassembly and Assembly

WARNING: 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.

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.
- Driver seat shown, passenger similar.

All seats
1. Remove the front seat.
2. Remove the front seat cushion.
3. Release the cushion trim cover retainers from the cushion frame and remove the cushion trim cover and cushion foam pad.

4. CAUTION: Use care when separating the cushion trim cover from the hook-and-loop strips, or the hook-and-loop strips can be torn from the cushion foam pad.

NOTE: A new heater mat will come assembled on a new foam pad.

Remove the cushion trim cover from the cushion foam pad in the following sequence.
1 Separate the hook-and-loop strips.
2 Separate the cushion trim cover wire retainer from the clips in the cushion foam pad.
- For vehicles with climate controlled seat, on assembly make sure the climate control seat manifold is in place before snapping the cushion trim cover wire retainer back into the cushion foam pad.

Seats with climate control
5. Remove the cushion climate control seat manifold from the cushion foam pad.
6. Remove the 3 cushion thermo-electric device (TED)-to-cushion frame screws.
7. Remove the cushion TED-to-climate control seat cushion adapter screw and remove the TED.
8. Release the clips and remove the cushion TED adapter from the cushion frame.

Heated seats
9. Remove the screw and the heated seat module.

All seats
10. Release the retainers from the cushion frame and remove the cushion support.
11. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
12. Install the front seat cushion.
- For correct front passenger seat cushion wire harness routing, refer to Seat Wire Harness Routing - Front Passenger Cushion.

13. Install the front seat. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time.

Passenger seat
14. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test.