Seat - Third Row

Seat - Third Row

Removal and Installation

Manual Seat










Power Seat









All seats

1. Remove the LH and RH quarter trim panels.
- Connect the third row power fold seat control switch, if equipped.


2. Position both seats to the load floor position.





Power seat with inoperable seat latch

3. NOTE: RH seat shown, LH similar.
Push the cushion cover and foam pad back and locate the power seat latch by-pass cut-out in the bracket.






4. Slide a screwdriver through the latch bracket until it bottoms out on the latch mechanism.
- The screwdriver must be straight up and down and not on an angle or the screwdriver will not come in contact with the latch release lever.






5. Pivot the screwdriver handle toward the front of the seat, releasing the latch.





Power seat with inoperable stow motor

6. NOTE: LH shown, RH similar.
Pry to release the clips and remove the backrest latch outer cover.






7. NOTICE: Make sure the wire harness is not damaged while positioning the release lever or the power-fold seat will not operate correctly.

NOTE: LH seat shown, RH similar.

Position the pivot release lever down and pivot the seat away from the floor striker.
- When installing, make sure the pivot lever is engaged.






All seats

8. NOTICE: If equipped with a power seat, do not lift the load floor flapper panels too far or damage to the wire harness retainers will occur.

Separate the 2 load floor supports (1 shown).
- Push the load floor support rearward and slightly lift the load floor to disengage.
- For manual seat, fold the 2 load floor flapper panels back on top of the seat.






Power seat

9. Detach the wire harness retainers.
1. Slightly raise the LH load floor flapper panel and detach the wire harness retainer attached to the load floor support studs.

2. Slightly raise the RH load floor flapper panel and detach the wire harness pin-type retainer from the load floor support.






10. Disconnect the main feed and LH power stow seat motor electrical connectors.





11. Detach the 2 wire harness retainers on the RH side.





All seats

12. Remove the 4 mounting bracket-to-floor bolts and remove the third row seat.
- To install, tighten to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).


13. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Make sure the safety belt buckles are accessible to the occupants after installation.