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Seat Track




Seat Track

Removal and Installation

All seats

1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

Passenger seat with failed horizontal motor

2. To remove the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) rails, remove the 2 horizontal screw block bolts. This will allow the power seat tracks to move independently of each other for access to the 8 OCS rail bolts.





Passenger seat receiving a new seat track

3. Remove the inboard and outboard OCS rails. For additional information, refer to Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) in the removal and installation portion of Air Bag Systems.

Passenger seat not receiving a new seat track

4. NOTE: Note the position and the routing of the OCS wiring, connector and wiring retainers for installation. Detach the 2 OCS wiring retainers at each OCS rail. Then using a suitable tool, release the tab and disconnect the RH and LH OCS rail electrical connectors.





All seats

5. Remove the cushion side shield in the following sequence.

1. Remove the clip and manual recline handle (if equipped).

2. Pull and remove the manual lumbar control knob (if equipped).

3. Remove the scrivet.

4. Remove the retention bracket screw and the retention bracket (if equipped).

5. Release the cushion side shield front clip.

6. From under the cushion side shield, release the 3 hook retainers.

7. Pull out on the cushion side shield at the back and release the pin-type retainer.

8. Separate the cushion trim cover elastic strap from the cushion side shield.
- With manual seat track, remove the cushion side shield.

9. With power seat track, remove the seat control switch knob and separate the seat control switch from the cushion side shield.
- Remove the cushion side shield.

Power seat

6. Separate the seat control switch wire harness pin-type retainer from the cushion frame.

Driver seat

7. Disconnect the SRS seat position sensor.





8. Driver seat with 10-way power, disconnect the backrest power feed electrical connector and route out the wire harness.
- Release any wire harness retainers.





Heated seat

9. NOTE: Passenger shown, driver similar.

Disconnect the cushion and backrest heated seat mat electrical connectors.





All seats

10. Release the pin-type retainers, disconnect and route out the side air bag module electrical connector and wire harness.





11. Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner electrical connector cover.

12. Disconnect the safety belt buckle and pretensioner electrical connector and safety belt buckle switch electrical connector.

13. Release all the cushion trim cover retainers.

14. Remove the seat cushion foam pad and cushion trim cover.

15. Remove the 4 cushion frame-to-seat track nuts and the seat track.
- To install, tighten to 36 Nm (27 lb-ft).

Driver seat with failed horizontal motor

16. If necessary, remove the inboard horizontal screw block bolt. This will allow the inboard power seat track to move independently so the safety belt buckle and pretensioner can be removed.





All seats

17. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

18. Install the front seat. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

Passenger seat

19. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test and prove out the SRS. For additional information, refer to General Procedures portion of Air Bag Systems. Component Tests and General Diagnostics