Seat Recliner Motor - Front
Seat Recliner Motor - Front
Removal
WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, Safety Canopy(R) 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.
WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with safety belt buckle/retractor pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors or probe the electrical connectors. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of the safety belt pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
NOTE: For component identification and locations, refer to Seat - Exploded View, Front Seat - Exploded View, Front.
1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.
2. Separate the carpet flap toe-kick.
1. Separate the J-clip from the cushion frame.
2. Peel the carpet flap toe-kick up and remove the pin-type retainers from the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
3. NOTE: The seat track rear height adjust must be all the way up or the recliner cover post will not slide out of the seat track hole.
Remove the recliner cover.
1. Remove the scrivet.
2. Slide the recliner cover post out of the seat track hole and remove the cover.
4. From the front of the seat, disengage the wire harness retainer and disconnect the seat control switch electrical connectors.
5. Remove the cushion side shield.
1. Remove the scrivet at the back.
2. Remove the screw at the front.
3. Pull out at the side to release the 3 retainers.
4. Slide down and separate the hook.
6. Remove the backrest panel.
1. Pull out at the bottom on each side, quickly and firmly, releasing the retainers.
2. NOTICE: The clips in the middle of the backrest panel can be damaged if the bottom of the backrest panel is not pivoted away from the seat.
Pivot the bottom of the backrest panel out as far as it will go and slide the backrest panel down, disengaging the upper hooks.
- Remove the backrest panel.
7. Remove the rear carpet flap toe-kick.
1. Disengage the 2 J-clips from the backrest frame wires.
2. Peel the carpet flap toe-kick down and remove the pin-type retainers from the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
3. Disengage the carpet flap toe-kick J-clip from the cushion frame and remove the carpet flap toe-kick.
8. Release the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips near the bottom and at the sides.
9. Release the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips and J-clip attached to the recliner.
- Repeat for the other side.
10. Disengage the backrest cover top center J-clip attached to the backrest frame wire.
11. Remove the backrest Thermo-Electric Device (TED).
1. Disconnect the electrical connector and separate the pin-type retainer from the backrest frame.
2. Disengage the backrest TED from the backrest foam pad wire.
3. Disengage the backrest TED from the backrest frame wire and remove the backrest TED.
12. Disengage the lower and side backrest cover J-clips.
13. Push the backrest foam pad and backrest cover away from the backrest frame.
- Pull the backrest foam pad and backrest cover out from between the cushion and backrest frame.
14. Remove the E-clip on the recliner shaft and the recline motor bolt.
15. Release the 2 clips (1 shown) and slide the sleeve back on the recliner shaft.
16. NOTICE: Do not rotate the recliner motor or recliner motor shafts until the long shaft is connected to the short shaft and sleeve. Failure to do so will cause the inboard and outboard recliners to become out of synchronization.
Remove the power recline motor.
1. Slide the recliner shaft assembly out of the recliner and remove the short recliner shaft.
2. Remove the sleeve from the long recliner shaft.
3. Slide the long recliner shaft out of the recline motor.
4. Disconnect the electrical connector and remove the power recline motor.
- If necessary, remove the long recliner shaft from the recliner.
Installation
1. NOTICE: Do not rotate the recliner motor or recliner motor shafts until the long shaft is connected to the short shaft and sleeve. Failure to do so will cause the inboard and outboard recliners to become out of synchronization.
Install the recline motor in the following sequence.
1. Connect the recline motor electrical connector.
2. Slide the long recliner shaft into the recliner and recline motor.
3. Slide the sleeve and short recliner shaft onto the long recliner shaft.
4. Slide the recliner shaft assembly into the recliner on the other side.
5. Position the recline motor and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).
6. Install the E-clip on the recliner shaft recession, near the recline motor.
2. WARNING: Inspect the seat side air bag module cavity in the seat backrest foam pad for any foreign material. If any foreign material is found, remove it. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
Position the backrest foam pad and backrest cover back between the cushion and backrest frame.
3. Engage all backrest cover J-clips to the backrest frame except to the top center backrest frame wire.
4. Install the backrest TED in the following sequence.
1. Position the backrest TED between the backrest frame and backrest foam pad.
2. Engage the 2 backrest TED lower clips to the backrest foam pad wire.
3. Engage the backrest TED upper retainers to the backrest frame wire.
4. Connect the electrical connector and attach the pin-type retainer to the backrest frame.
5. Engage the top center backrest cover J-clip to the backrest frame wire.
6. Attach the backrest trim cover hook-and-loop strips near the bottom and at the sides.
7. Attach the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips and J-clip attached to the recliner.
8. Install the rear carpet flap toe-kick in the following sequence.
1. Engage the carpet flap toe-kick J-clip to the cushion frame.
2. Engage the 2 J-clips to the backrest frame wires.
3. Install the carpet flap toe-kick pin-type retainers to the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
9. Install the backrest panel in the following sequence.
1. NOTICE: The clips in the middle of the backrest panel can be damaged if the bottom of the backrest panel is not pivoted away from the seat.
Pivot the bottom of the backrest panel out as far as it will go and slide the backrest panel up, engaging the upper retainers on the other side of the backrest frame wires.
2. Align the backrest panel middle clips to the backrest frame wires.
3. Align the lower retainers in the backrest panel and push in, engaging the clips.
- Make sure the clips in the middle of the backrest panel are engaged to the backrest frame wires.
10. Install the cushion side shield in the following sequence.
1. Return all retaining clips back to the cushion side shield before installing the shield.
2. Engage the hook retainer behind the cushion frame.
3. Align and engage the 3 retainers.
4. Install the screw at the front.
5. Install the scrivet at the back.
11. From the front of the seat, connect the seat control switch electrical connectors and engage the wire harness retainer.
12. Install the recliner cover in the following sequence.
1. Return the barrel nut back to the seat before installing the cover.
2. Slide the recliner cover post into the seat track hole.
3. Install the scrivet.
13. Attach the carpet flap toe-kick in the following sequence.
1. Install the pin-type retainers into the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
2. Attach the J-clip to the cushion frame.
14. Install the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.
15. If equipped with memory seat, operate the recliner motor in both directions through the full range of travel in the following sequence to set the soft stops.
1. Operate the recliner motor in one direction until it stops.
2. Press the switch a second time in the same direction to set the soft stop.
3. Repeat the steps for the recliner motor in the opposite direction.