CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
CAUTION:
Be sure to read Precaution thoroughly before servicing.
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame and adjuster may injure your hands.
If the front seat airbag assembly was deployed, replace the front seat airbag assembly, front seatback frame sub-assembly, separate type front seatback cover and separate type front seatback pad with the necessary parts in accordance with the extent of the collision damage.
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.
The procedure listed below is for the LH side.
PROCEDURE
REMOVE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY
DISCONNECT SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER
DISCONNECT SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER
SEPARATE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
REMOVE RECLINING ADJUSTER RELEASE HANDLE
REMOVE VERTICAL ADJUSTING HANDLE (w/ Vertical Adjuster)
REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER WITH PAD
REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
When storing the front seat airbag assembly, keep the airbag deployment side facing upward.
Disengage the 2 clamps.
Remove the 2 nuts and front seat airbag assembly.
CAUTION:
The nuts must not be reused.
Make sure that the front seatback frame sub-assembly is not deformed. If it is, replace it with a new one.