Front seat back (flat seat) — disassembly and assembly

Disassembly

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1. Remove the head restraint guide tubes.

• Use a suitable screwdriver to release the locking tab.

2. Remove the screw covers securing the back of the seatback.



3. Remove the back panel of a back of a seat.

• 1. Remove the fastening screws.
• 2. Remove the panel.

4. Detach the seatback cover from the seatback.

• Detach the fastening strips.

5.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the seatback lumbar adjuster, apply even pressure to opposite sides of the handwheel.

NOTE: Vehicles equipped with an armrest have a seatback lumbar adjuster console.

Remove the seatback lumbar adjuster (in the presence of).



6.

NOTE: Do not remove retaining ring.

Remove armrest (in the presence of).

• 1. Push the seat back cover inward to access the retaining ring.
• 2. Release the retaining ring.
• 3. Remove the armrest.

7. Disconnect the seat back lock lever cables from the seat back.

• 1. Disconnect the outer cables from the seatback frame.
• 2. Disconnect the inner cables from the locking latches.

8. Disconnect the seat back lock lever inner cable from the seat back lock lever.

• 1. Raise the seatback lock lever.
• 2. Disconnect the cable.

9. Disconnect the seat back lock lever housing from the seat back.

• 1. Using a suitable screwdriver, press the locking tab.
• 2. Detach the housing.

10. Remove the seat back lock lever housing.

• Disconnect the lock lever outer cable from the housing.

11. Remove the backrest lock lever trim panel.



12. Roll up the seat back cover to access the lower ends of the tension rods.

13. Disconnect the lower ends of the tension rods from the seatback.



14. Roll the seat back cover up to access the upper ends of the tension rods.


15. Disconnect the upper ends of the tension rods from the seatback.



16. Roll up the seat back cover to expose the top end of the spring frame.

17. Disconnect a cover of a back of a seat from a spring framework.

• Cut the bent rings.

Vehicles with side airbags

18.

WARNING: Do not reuse the plastic mounting rivet. Always use a new rivet from the service kit. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to deploy the airbag and cause injury.

Remove the side airbag deployer bushing retainer.

• Remove and discard the plastic mounting rivet.

19.

WARNING: Do not attempt to separate the plastic fastening strips in any other way than described. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to deploy the airbag and cause injury

Disengage the plastic retaining strips holding the side airbag deployment bushing



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20. Remove the seatback cover.

• 1. Detach the fastening strip.
• 2. Remove the seatback cover.

21. Remove the tension rods from the seatback cover if a new seatback cover is being installed.

22. Remove the seatback pad.



23.

NOTE: Mark the position of the anti-squeak mat on the seatback frame for ease of installation.

Remove the anti-squeak mat (in the presence of).



Vehicles with side airbags

24. Remove the side airbag module. See Section 501-20A / 501-20B for more information.

Assembly

Vehicles with side airbags

1. Install the side airbag module. See Section 501-20A / 501-20B for more information.

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2.

WARNING: Make sure the anti-creak mat is properly positioned on the seat frame. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to deploy the airbag and cause injury. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to deploy the airbag and cause injury.

Install an anti-squeak mat (in the presence of).



3.

WARNING: Make sure the seatback pad is properly positioned around the side airbag module. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to deploy the airbag and cause injury.

Install the seat back pad.



4.

NOTE: If installing a new seatback pad, the pad must be cut to install the lock lever mechanism.

Using the lock lever trim panel as a template, cut the seatback padding to fit around the top inner edge of the trim panel.



5. When installing a new seatback cover, fit tension rods inside the seatback cover.

6. Attach the seatback cover to the back of the top of the seat frame.

• 1. Attach the seatback cover.
• 2. Attach the fastening strip.

Vehicles with side airbags

7. Slide the plastic fastening strips together to secure the side airbag deployment mechanism bushing.



8.

WARNING: Do not reuse the plastic mounting rivet. Always use a new rivet from the service kit. Failure to heed this warning may make it difficult to inflate the air bag and cause bodily injury.

Install the side airbag deployment mechanism bushing retainer.



All cars

9. Use bent ring pliers to close the bent rings. Do not use any other tools. Curved rings are required to be closed with an overlap, as shown in the figure.



10. Attach the seat back cover to the spring frame.

• Install bent rings.

11. Roll the seat back cover down to the top end of the spring frame.

12. Attach the upper ends of the tension rods to the seatback.



13. Roll out the seat back cover down to the lower end of the spring frame.

14. Attach the lower ends of the tension rods to the seatback.



15. Roll out the seatback cover down.

16. Establish the panel of furnish of the lever of blocking of a back of a seat.



17. Attach the lockout lever outer cables to the lockout lever housing.



18. Establish the case of the lever of blocking of a back of a seat.



19. Attach the inner cable of the seat back lock lever to the lock lever.



20. Attach the seatback lock lever cables to the seatback base.

• 1. Attach the inner cables to the locking latches.
• 2. Attach the outer cables to the seatback frame.

21. Install the armrest (in the presence of).



22. Install the seatback lumbar adjuster (in the presence of).



23. Install the seat back cover.

• Fasten the fastening strips.

24. Establish the back panel of a back of a seat.

• 1. Install the panel.
• 2. Install the fixing screws.

25. Install the covers of the screws that secure the rear panel of the seatback.



26. Install the headrest guides.