Rear Seat Release Lever/Cable Removal And Installation

Rear Seat Release Lever/Cable Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Tonneau Cover (For Some Models)





1. Remove the tonneau cover (A).

2. Cargo Floor Cover





1. Remove the cargo floor cover (A).

3. Rear Door Sill Trim





1. Pull the release strap to fold down the rear seat, then lift-up and latch the rear seat-back in the upright position.

2. Detach the hooks (A) and the tab (B) from the B-pillar lower trim (C) and the rear side trim panel (D), and pull up the rear door inner sill trim (E) by hand to detach the clips (F, G), then remove the trim.

4. Rear Door Opening Seal As Needed





1. Pull out the rear door opening seal (A) from the trim hooks (B) around the rear door opening flange as needed.

5. Rear Damper Maintenance Cover





1. Fold down the rear seat-back.

2. Pull up the rear damper maintenance cover (A) by hand to detach the hooks (B), then remove the rear damper maintenance cover.

6. Rear Carpet Trim

Left side





Right side





1. Detach the clips (A), then tuck up the rear seat-back cover (B).

Left side





Right side





2. Detach the hooks (A) from the rear side trim panel (B), and pull up the rear carpet trim (C) by hand to detach the clips (D), then remove the rear carpet trims.

7. Tailgate Weatherstrip As Needed





1. Detach the tailgate weatherstrip (A) as needed.

8. Rear Trim Panel





1. Remove the clips (A).

2. Detach the hooks (B) and the tabs (C) from the rear side trim panels (D), and pull up the rear trim panel (E) by hand to detach the clips (F, G), then remove the rear trim panel.

9. Rear Side Trim Panel





1. Carefully pry out on the upper hook (A) in the rear seat release lever cap (B) with the appropriate trim tool, then pull back the rear seat release lever cap to remove it.

2. Remove the screws (C).





3. Push in the center pin (A), then remove the trunk hook (B).





4. Remove the bolt (A), then remove the tie-down hook (B).





5. Remove the clips (A, B).

6. Detach the hooks (C) and the tabs (D) from the quarter pillar trim (E), and pull out the rear side trim panel (F) by hand to detach the clips (G, H).





7. Remove the rear seat release lever (A) from the rear side trim panel (B).





8. Detach the rear seat release cable (A) from the clips of the rear side trim panel (B), then remove the rear side trim panel.

10. Rear Seat Foot Cover

Left Side





Right Side





1. Pull up the rear seat foot cover (A) by hand to detach the clips (B).

2. Detach the hooks (C), then remove the rear seat foot cover.

11. Rear Seat-Back Release Lever/Cable





1. Detach the rear seat release cable (A) from the cable bracket (B).

2. Disconnect the rear seat release cable from the rear seat cushion latch (C).





3. Remove the rear seat release cable (A) from the cable bracket (B).

4. Remove the rear seat release cable from the rear seat release lever (C).

Installation

1. Rear Seat-Back Release Lever/Cable





1. Install the rear seat release cable (A) to the rear seat release lever (B).

2. Install the rear seat release cable to the cable bracket (C).

NOTE: Make sure the rear seat release cable is connected securely.





3. Connect the rear seat release cable (A) to the rear seat cushion latch (B).

4. Install the rear seat release cable to the cable bracket (C).

NOTE: Make sure the rear seat release cable is connected securely.

2. Rear Seat Foot Cover

Left Side





Right Side





1. Install the rear seat cushion foot cover (A). Make sure the clips (B) and the hooks (C) snap into place securely.

3. Rear Side Trim Panel





1. Install the rear seat release cable (A) to the clips (B) of the rear side trim panel (C).

NOTE: Align the marks (D) with the clips as shown.





2. Install the rear seat release lever (A) to the rear side trim panel (B).





3. Install the rear side trim panel (A). Make sure the hooks (B), the tabs (C), and the clips (D, E) snap into place securely.

4. Install the clips (F, G).





5. Install the tie-down hook (A), then install the bolt (B).





6. Install the trunk hook (A).





7. Install the screws (A), then install the rear seat release lever cap (B). Make sure the upper hook (C) and the lower hooks (D) snap into place securely.

4. Rear Trim Panel





1. Install the rear trim panel (A). Make sure the clips (B, C), the hooks (D), and the tabs (E) snap into place securely.

2. Install the clips (F).

5. Tailgate Weatherstrip As Needed





1. Locate the alignment mark (A) of the tailgate weatherstrip (B). Align the alignment mark with the center of the lower area on the tailgate opening, then install the tailgate weatherstrip all the way around.

6. Rear Carpet Trim

Left side





Right side





1. Install the rear carpet trim (A). Make sure the clips (B) and the hooks (C) snap into place securely.

Left side





Right side





2. Install the rear seat-back cover (A). Make sure the clips (B) snap into place securely.

7. Rear Damper Maintenance Cover





1. Fold down the rear seat-back.

2. Install the rear damper maintenance cover (A). Make sure the hooks (B) snap into place securely.

8. Rear Door Opening Seal As Needed





1. Install the rear door opening seal (A). Make sure the seal is installed securely into the hooks (B).

9. Rear Door Sill Trim





1. Pull the release strap to fold down the rear seat, then lift-up and latch the rear seat-back in the upright position.

2. Install the rear door inner sill trim (A). Make sure the clips (B, C), the hooks (D), and the tab (E) snap into place securely.

10. Cargo Floor Cover





1. Install the cargo floor cover (A).

11. Tonneau Cover (For Some Models)





1. Install the tonneau cover (A).