Removal Procedure
- Remove the front seat
head restraint. Refer to 
Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement 
.
 
- Remove the manual lumbar handle and the trim ring, if equipped.
 
- Position the seat full forward and the seat back full up.
 
- Remove the seal belt nut to the seat stud. For the left, refer
to 
Seat Belt Retractor Replacement - Left Front 
and for the right, refer to 
Seat Belt Retractor Replacement - Right Front 
 in Seat Belts.
 
- Unfasten the J-hook retainers at the bottom of the seat.
 
- Pull out the seat back cover end flaps.
 
- Position the seat back full down.
 
- Reach inside of the least back cover and unfasten the hook and
loop retainers securing the front seat back cover to the pad.
 
- Position the seat back to the vertical position.
 
- If heated seats, pull up the trim cover one third.
 
| •  | Disconnect the seat heater wire connector, light green, from under
the seat cushion. | 
 
| •  | Pull the wire through the back foam pad. | 
 
- Pull up the trim cover two thirds.
 
- Remove the seat back cardboard panel.
 
- Remove the front seat head restraint retainer. Refer to 
Front Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement 
.
 
- Remove the front seat
back cover from the seat back by pulling the seat back cover up and over the
pad.
 
Installation Procedure
- Install the seat back cardboard panel.
 
- Position the seat back
cover to the pad.
 
- If heated seats, pull down the trim cover two thirds.
 
| •  | Pull the wire through the back foam pad. | 
 
| •  | Connect the seat heater wire connector. | 
 
- Pull the seat back cover down, over the pad.
 
- Use firm hand pressure
to fasten the hook and loop retainers, securing the cover to the pad.
 
- Install the front seat head restraint retainer. Refer to 
Front Seat Head Restraint Retainer Replacement 
.
 
- Install the J-hook retainers
at the bottom of the seat back cover.
 
- Install the seat back cover end flaps.
 
- Install the manual lumbar handle and trim ring, if equipped.
 
- Install the front seat head restraint. Refer to 
Front Seat Head Restraint Replacement 
.