Front Seat Cushion Cover Replacement

Front Seat Cushion Cover Replacement

Special Tools Required

- KTC trim tool set SOJATP2014*

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.

- Take care not to tear the seams of damage the seat covers.

- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.

1. Remove the front seat. Front Seat Removal/Installation

2. Driver's 10-way power seat: Remove the clips and release the hooks (A), then remove the inner covers (B) from both sides.






3. Passenger's manual seat: Remove the center cover (A).
-1 Remove the screw.
-2 Gently pull out the cover, then detach the clips, and release the hook (B) and the tabs (C).






4. Driver's manual height adjustable seat: Remove the center cover (A).
-1 Remove the screw.
-2 Gently pull out the cover, then detach the clips, and release the tabs (B).






5. Driver's 10-way power seat: Remove the center cover (A).
-1 Remove the screw.
-2 Pull up the cover, then release the hooks (B, C, D).






6. Driver's 10-way power seat: Remove the screw and release the hooks (A), then remove the front cover (B).






7. Passenger's manual seat: Remove the recline cover (A).
-1 Remove the recline knob (B) and the screw.
-2 Gently pull out the cover, then detach the clip, and release the hook (C) and the tabs (D).






8. Driver's manual height adjustable seat: Pull back the cap (A) to release the hooks (B), and remove the screws, then remove the height adjuster handle (C).






9. Driver's manual height adjustable seat: Remove the recline cover (A).
-1 Remove the recline knob (B) and screw.
-2 Gently pull out the cover, then detach the clip, and release the tabs (C).






10. Driver's 10-way power seat: Remove the recline cover (A).
-1 Remove the screws.
-2 Pull up the cover, then release the hooks (B, C).
-3 Disconnect the recline switch and up-down switch connector (D), lumbar support switch connector (E).
-4 Detach the harness clips (F) from the recline cover.






11. From under the seat cushion, release the elastic straps (A) from the seat cushion frame springs (B), then pull the undercover (C) of the seat-back cover back.

Passenger's manual seat/driver's manual height adjustable seat





Driver's 10-way power seat





12. With seat heater: From under the seat cushion, disconnect (and detach) the seat cushion heater connector (A), and detach the harness clips (B). On the driver's 10-way power seat, remove the wire tie (C).

Passenger's manual seat





Driver's 10-way power seat





13. Release the hook strips (A, B) and the retainers (C) from both sides of the seat cushion frame (D).

Passenger's manual seat





Driver's manual height adjustable seat





Driver's 10-way power seat





14. Release the hook strips (A) from under the seat cushion (B).

Passenger's manual seat/driver's manual height adjustable seat





Driver's 10-way power seat





15. Remove seat cushion cover/pad (A) and the silencer (B) from the seat cushion frame (C).






16. Release the clips (A) from under the seat cushion (B).






17. Pull back the edge of the seat cushion cover all the way around, and release the upholstery rings (A), then remove the seat cushion cover.

Leather seat





Fabric seat





18. Install the cover in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- To prevent wrinkles when installing a seat cushion cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the upholstery rings and hook strips.

- Using commercially available upholstery ring pliers (A), replace all of the upholstery rings you removed with new ones (B).