CAUTION:
Be sure to read Precaution thoroughly before servicing Click here.
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame and adjuster may injure your hands.
If the side airbag was deployed, replace the front seat side airbag assembly, front seat frame assembly with adjuster, separate type front seatback cover and separate type front seatback pad with the necessary parts in accordance with the extent of the collision damage Click here.
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.
The procedure listed below is for the LH side.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT HEADREST ASSEMBLY
REMOVE FRONT OUTER SEAT TRACK BRACKET COVER
Operate the power seat switch knob and move the seat to the rearmost position.
Disengage the 2 claws and remove the front outer seat track bracket cover.
REMOVE FRONT INNER SEAT TRACK BRACKET COVER
Disengage the 2 claws and remove the front inner seat track bracket cover.
REMOVE REAR OUTER SEAT TRACK BRACKET COVER
Operate the power seat switch knob and move the seat to the foremost position.
Disengage the 2 claws and remove the rear outer seat track bracket cover.
REMOVE REAR INNER SEAT TRACK BRACKET COVER
Disengage the 2 claws and remove the rear inner seat track bracket cover.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY
Operate the power seat switch knob and move the seat to the foremost position.
Remove the 2 bolts on the rear side of the seat.
Operate the power seat switch knob and move the seat to the rearmost position.
Remove the 2 bolts on the front side of the seat.
Operate the power seat switch knob and move the seat to the center position. Also, operate the power seat switch knob and move the seatback to the upright position.
Disconnect the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.
CAUTION:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to disable the SRS system Click here.
Note
When disconnecting the cable, some systems need to be initialized after the cable is reconnected Click here.
Disconnect the connectors under the seat.
Remove the front seat assembly.
Note
Be careful not to damage the vehicle body.
DISCONNECT FRONT SEATBACK BOARD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Disengage the 2 hooks and remove the 2 rubber bands of the front seatback board cover sub-assembly from the front seat frame.
Disconnect the connector.
Disengage the 6 clamps.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY
Open the lower part of the seatback board. Then remove the 2 screws.
Disengage the 2 claws.
Disengage the 2 hooks and remove the front seatback board sub-assembly.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT HEADREST SUPPORT
Disengage the 4 claws and remove the 2 headrest supports.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK BOARD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the hog ring.
Disengage the hooks and remove the front seatback board cover sub-assembly.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK COVER WITH PAD
Remove the 10 hog rings.
Disengage the 2 hooks.
Remove the 3 hog rings.
Remove the nut and the seatback cover bracket.
Remove the front seatback cover with pad from the seatback frame.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
When storing the front seat side airbag assembly, keep the airbag deployment side facing upward.
Disengage the clamp and disconnect the front seat side airbag wire harness.
Disengage the clamp.
Remove the 2 nuts and the front seat side airbag assembly.
CAUTION:
The nuts must not be reused.
Make sure that the front seat frame assembly with adjuster is not deformed. If it is, replace it with a new one.