Rear Seat Backrest - 20 Percent, Second Row

REAR SEAT BACKREST - 20 PERCENT, SECOND ROW







Disassembly and Assembly
1. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
2. Remove the backrest.
3. Remove the head restraint.
4. Remove the safety belt guide trim cover.







5. Pull out and up at the rear of the release handle bezel to release the rear retainer.







6. At the front of the seat, push the material down, release the retainer and remove the release handle bezel.







7. Remove the 2 screws and release the J-clip from the release handle.

8. CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat upholstery from the hook and loop strip, or the hook and loop trim can be torn from the seat backrest foam pad.

Separate the hook and loop fasteners and invert the trim cover to the top of the backrest.







9. NOTE:
- The inboard and outboard head restraint sleeves are not interchangeable.
- The head restraint sleeves incorporate an alignment tab that must face forward when installed.

Squeeze together the tip of the head restraint sleeve and pull the sleeve out of the frame tube.

10. Remove the backrest trim cover.
11. Remove the backrest foam pad.
12. Remove the safety belt retractor cover.
13. Remove the bolt and the safety belt retractor.
- To install, tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).

14. Remove the backrest frame support panel retainers.







15. NOTE: Note the routing of the release handle cable for installation.

Route out the release handle cable from between the backrest frame support panel and the backrest frame, while removing the backrest frame support panel.

16. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.