CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
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 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 Click here.
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
REMOVE POWER SEAT SWITCH ASSEMBLY (for Front Passenger Side with Power Seat Switch Assembly)
DISCONNECT FRONT SEATBACK BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY
w/o Foot Light: Click here
w/ Foot Light: Click here
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD
REMOVE FRONT INNER NO. 1 SEAT CUSHION SHIELD
REMOVE FRONT POWER ADJUSTER SHIELD
REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD
DISCONNECT FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
w/o Seat Heater System:
Disengage the 2 clamps.
w/ Seat Heater System:
Disconnect the connector.
Disengage the 3 clamps.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE SEATBACK CLIMATE CONTROL COVER (w/ Climate Control Seat System)
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 the 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.