CAUTION:
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the parts may injure your hands.
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure for RHD and LHD vehicles.
The procedure listed below is for LHD vehicles.
Use the same procedure for the RH and LH sides.
The procedure listed below is for the LH side.
REMOVE SEAT ADJUSTER COVER CAP LH
Remove the 2 seat adjuster cover caps.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER NO. 1 CUSHION SHIELD LH
Remove the screw.
Detach the 2 claws and 2 clips and remove the front seat inner No. 1 cushion shield LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD LH
| *1 | Hook |
| *2 | Guide |
Remove the 2 screws.
Detach the 3 claws and 2 guides.
Detach the hook and remove the front seat cushion shield LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD LH
| *1 | Hook |
| *2 | Guide |
Remove the screw.
Detach the 3 claws and 3 guides.
Detach the hook and remove the front seat inner cushion shield LH.
REMOVE POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB LH (for Slide)
| *1 | Protective Tape |
Apply protective tape as shown in the illustration.
Using moulding remover A, detach the 4 claws and remove the power seat switch knob LH.
REMOVE POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB LH (for Reclining)
| *1 | Protective Tape |
Apply protective tape as shown in the illustration.
Using moulding remover A, detach the 3 claws and remove the power seat switch knob LH.
REMOVE FRONT POWER ADJUSTER SHIELD LH
Remove the 2 screws.
Detach the 2 clips and remove the front power adjuster shield LH.
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the 3 connectors.
for Front Passenger Side:
Disconnect the 2 connectors.
Remove the 4 screws and switch bezel from the front power adjuster shield LH.
Remove the 2 clips from the front power adjuster shield LH.
REMOVE POWER SEAT SWITCH ASSEMBLY
Remove the 3 screws and 3 nuts.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the power seat switch assembly from the switch bezel.
REMOVE FRONT LUMBAR POWER SEAT SWITCH
| *1 | Protective Tape |
Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove the front lumbar power seat switch.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE UPPER SEAT TRACK RAIL COVER LH
Remove the screw.
Detach the clip and remove the upper seat track rail cover LH.
REMOVE SEAT POSITION AIRBAG SENSOR (for Driver Side)
Disconnect the connector from the seat position airbag sensor.
Using a T30 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the "TORX" screw and seat position airbag sensor.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER BELT ASSEMBLY LH
Disconnect each connector and each clamp.
Remove the nut and front seat inner belt assembly LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Using a clip remover, remove the clip and disconnect the rubber band.
Detach the hook and disconnect the rubber band.
Using a clip remover, remove the clip.
Open the lower part of the front seatback board sub-assembly LH and remove the 2 screws.
Push and slide the front seatback board subassembly LH to detach the claw.
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure to detach the claw on the other side.
Slide the front seatback board sub-assembly LH downward to detach the 2 hooks and remove it.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT LEG COVER LH
Remove the 2 screws.
Detach the clip and remove the front seat leg cover LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT LOWER CUSHION SHIELD LH
Remove the 2 screws.
Detach the clip and remove the front seat lower cushion shield LH.
REMOVE SEAT CUSHION COVER WITH PAD
w/ Seat Heater System:
| *1 | Connector Lock |
Disconnect the 2 connectors.
Remove the connector lock from the seat heater control sub-assembly LH connector and disconnect the connector.
Using a clip remover, remove the 4 clips.
for Front Passenger Side:
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the hooks and remove the seat cushion cover with pad.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER
| *1 | Strap |
Remove the hog rings and disconnect the 3 straps from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
Remove the hog rings and separate type front seat cushion cover from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
REMOVE SEAT CUSHION SPRING DAMPER
Remove the 2 nuts and seat cushion spring damper.
REMOVE SEATBACK COVER WITH PAD
Detach the hooks.
Detach the 4 claws and remove the 2 front seat headrest supports.
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Remove the 2 nuts and detach the 2 seatback cover brackets.
| *1 | Seatback Cover Bracket |
Remove the seatback cover with pad.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER
Pass the 2 seatback cover brackets through the 2 holes of the separate type front seatback pad.
Remove the hog rings and separate type front seatback cover from the separate type front seatback pad.
REMOVE NO. 1 INTERIOR ILLUMINATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY
Remove the screw and No. 1 interior illumination light assembly.
Disconnect the connector.
REMOVE SEATBACK CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER LH (w/ Climate Control Seat System)
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the 2 claws and disconnect the rear air duct LH from the lumbar support adjuster assembly LH.
Remove the 2 screws.
Detach the hook and remove the seatback climate control blower LH together with the rear air duct LH.
REMOVE REAR AIR DUCT LH (w/ Climate Control Seat System)
Detach the 2 claws and remove the rear air duct LH from the seatback climate control blower LH.
REMOVE LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY LH
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 2 springs and detach the 2 clips.
Remove the 2 bolts.
Slide the lumbar support adjuster assembly LH upward to detach the 2 hooks and remove it.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK INSIDE SPRING SET PLATE LH
Remove the front seatback inside spring set plate LH from the front seat bracket LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT BRACKET LH
Remove the nut and front seat bracket LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK INSIDE SPRING SET PLATE RH
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure described for the LH side.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT BRACKET RH
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure described for the LH side.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY LH
| *1 | Housing Lock |
| *2 | Outer Housing |
Disconnect the airbag connector.
Note
When disconnecting any airbag connector, take care not to damage the airbag wire harness.
Push the housing lock and slide the outer housing. (At this time, the connector cannot be disconnected yet.)
Push the housing lock again and disconnect the connector.
Detach the connector clamp from the front seatback frame sub-assembly.
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.
REMOVE POWER SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the 5 claws and remove the push nut from the reclining connecting pipe.
Remove the reclining connecting pipe.
Remove the bolt and power seat motor assembly.
REMOVE RECLINING ADJUSTER INSIDE COVER
Remove the reclining adjuster inside cover.
REMOVE FRONT NO. 1 SEATBACK WIRE SET BRACKET
Remove the nut and front No. 1 seatback wire set bracket.
REMOVE FRONT NO. 2 SEATBACK WIRE SET BRACKET
Remove the nut and front No. 2 seatback wire set bracket.
REMOVE RECLINING ADJUSTER INSIDE COVER LH
| *1 | Guide |
| *2 | Hook |
Remove the screw and detach the guide.
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the reclining adjuster inside cover LH.
REMOVE RECLINING ADJUSTER INSIDE COVER RH
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure described for the LH side.
REMOVE SEAT HEATER CONTROL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH (w/ Seat Heater System)
Detach the claw and remove the seat heater control sub-assembly LH.
REMOVE SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER LH (w/ Climate Control Seat System)
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 2 screws.
| *1 | Tab |
Open the 2 tabs as shown in the illustration.
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the seat climate control blower LH together with the seat cushion climate control duct LH from the separate type front seat cushion spring assembly.
REMOVE SEAT CUSHION CLIMATE CONTROL DUCT LH (w/ Climate Control Seat System)
Detach the 2 claws and remove the seat cushion climate control duct LH from the seat climate control blower LH.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SPRING ASSEMBLY
| *1 | Wire Harness Clamp |
| *2 | Hook A |
| *3 | Hook B |
Detach the 3 wire harness clamps.
Detach the 4 hooks A.
Detach the 4 hooks B and remove the separate type front seat cushion spring assembly.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT WIRE
Detach the 4 wire harness clamps.
Disconnect the 3 connectors.
Detach the 9 wire harness clamps and remove the front seat wire.
REMOVE SEATBACK FELT
Remove the seatback felt.
REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK FRAME SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
Remove the 4 bolts and front seatback frame sub-assembly LH from the front seat adjuster LH.