Seat - Front

Seat - Front

NOTE: Driver seat shown, passenger similar.

NOTE: For torque specifications and torque sequence, refer to the procedure steps.











Removal

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.

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.

NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the correct Restraints Control Module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition is ON.

NOTE: The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

1. Position the seat to access all seat-to-floor fasteners.

2. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of Supplemental Restraint System Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering.

3. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor rear bolt covers.

4. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor rear bolts.

5. NOTICE: Do not pull from the inboard side of the front seat cushion panel shield to avoid damaging it.

Remove the front seat cushion panel shield for electrical connector access.

- Release the upper retaining clips working from the outboard side and then release the lower retaining clips.

6. Remove the seat-to-floor front bolt cover.

7. Remove the 2 seat-to-floor front bolts.

8. Detach the pin-type retainer and vehicle wiring harness from the seat.





9. Disconnect the seat harness electrical connectors and remove the seat.
- Slide the release button and disconnect the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connector.

- Slide the release button and disconnect the side air bag electrical connector.

- Disconnect the seat harness electrical connector(s).
- Release the locking tab and rotate the assurance lever fully.

- Slightly tip the connector away and disconnect.

Installation

NOTE: The seat-to-floor bolts must be tightened in the sequence described in this procedure.

1. NOTE: Make sure the safety belt webbing is not twisted and the safety belts and buckles are accessible to the occupants.

Position the seat in the vehicle and connect the electrical connectors.

- Connect the seat harness electrical connector(s).
- Make sure the assurance lever is fully released and partially insert the electrical connector.

- Rotate the assurance lever while pushing the connectors together until the handle is locked.

- Connect the safety belt buckle pretensioner and side air bag electrical connectors.
- Make sure the connectors are locked.

2. Install the wiring harness pin-type retainer.





3. Install the seat-to-floor bolts in the following sequence:

1. Install the seat-to-floor front inboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

2. Install the seat-to-floor front outboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

3. Install the seat-to-floor rear inboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

4. Install the seat-to-floor rear outboard bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

4. Install the front and 2 seat-to-floor rear bolt covers.

5. Install the front seat cushion panel shield.

6. Repower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of Supplemental Restraint System Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering.