Rear Seat
Rear Seat
REMOVAL
CAUTION:
- Airbag system satellite safing sensor is located in the lower of the rear seat cushion center. Read the cautions and warnings described in "AIRBAG SYSTEM" section before removing the rear seat.
- The airbag system is fitted with a backup power supply. After disconnecting the battery ground cable, the airbag may operate if you do not wait for 60 seconds before starting the service of airbag system.
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery, and wait for 60 seconds or more before starting work.
2. Remove the rear seat cushion.
1. Push the corners of the seat cushion from above.
2. While pushing the corners of the seat cushion from above, pull the knob of the seat cushion hook towards yourself.
3. While pulling the knob towards yourself, disconnect the hooks by lifting up the seat cushion.
4. Pull up the front center part of the seat cushion and disconnect the center hook.
CAUTION: If the center hook is disconnected from the vehicle body, replace the hook with the new part to prevent the decline of the fixed force of the seat.
5. Remove the hook (A) by pushing it back while lifting the front side of the seat cushion, and remove the seat cushion.
3. Remove the headrest, and then tilt the backrest forward.
4. Remove the luggage floor mat. (5 door model)
5. Turn over the mat to remove the bolt.
6. Remove the backrest from the hinge assembly LH (hinge assembly RH).
NOTE: The backrests cannot be detached while pin positions of the hinge assembly and backrests are not aligned.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: If the center hook is disconnected from the vehicle body, replace the hook with the new part to prevent the decline of the fixed force of the seat.
Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". [Ref. to REAR SEAT, COMPONENT, General Description.]