Removal Procedure
Important: The left, front seat is equipped with a side impact air bag. This must be disabled
before any work is done on this seat.
- Disable the SIR system if the seat is equipped with an air bag. Refer to
SIR Disabling and Enabling
in SIR.
- Remove the front seat head restraint. Refer to
Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement
.
Important: When removing the seat back bezel on the coupe, a replacement part should be
available as the original part has a tendency to crack.
- Use the following steps to remove the bezel
from the seat back release lever, if coupe.
• | At the same time, slide a flat-bladed tool under each side of the bezel. |
• | Rotate the tools out, away from the seat back then press in to free the
bezel from its retainers. |
• | Remove the bezel from the seat back. |
- Unfasten the J-hook retainers at the bottom of the seat back cover.
- Remove the rear screw in the seat cushion trim panel. Refer to
Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement
.
- Pull out the seat back cover end flaps, 3 each side.
- Pull the seat cover half way up.
- Position the seat back full down.
- Reach inside of the front seat back cover and unfasten the hook and the loop
retainers securing the front seat back cover to the pad.
- Remove the front seat head restraint retainers. Refer to
Front Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement
.
- Position the seat full up and full back and disconnect the SIR connector,
if equipped.
- Disconnect the electrical connector for the heated seat back, if equipped.
- Position the seat full forward.
- Remove the seat belt nut from the seat stud. For the left seat refer
to
Seat Belt Retractor Replacement - Left Front
and for the right refer to
Seat Belt Retractor Replacement - Right Front
.
- Unfasten the seat back cover from the retainer at the side impact airbag using
a small curved bladed tool first to gain access to the front seat back material.
- Unfasten the seat back cover from the retainer at the side impact airbag, by
pressing in and pulling down on the seat back cover.
- Position the seat back to the vertical position.
- If the seat back is heated, pull the electrical harness for the seat back
heater up through the seat cushion.
- Remove the front seat back cover from the seat back, by pulling the seat back
cover up and over the pad.
Installation Procedure
- Position the front seat back cover to the pad.
- Pull the seat back cover over the pad and align the hook and the loop retainers.
- Use firm hand pressure to fasten the hook and the loop retainers, securing the
front seat back cover to the pad.
- Install the front seat head restraint retainers. Refer to
Front Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement
.
- If coupe, install the front seat back release
knob bezel (1), pressing into place until fully seated.
- Install the seat back cover to the retainer at the side impact airbag, by pressing
in and pulling down on the seat back cover.
- Install the seat back heater electrical line through the seat cushion.
- Install the front seat back cover end flaps, 3 each side.
- Install the rear screw in the seat cushion trim panel. Refer to
Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement
.
- Fasten the J-hook retainer at the bottom of the seat back cover.
- Install the front seat head restraint. Refer to
Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement
.
- Connect the electrical connector for the heated seat back, if equipped.
- Enable the SIR system if the seat is equipped with an air bag. Refer to
SIR Disabling and Enabling
in SIR.