Note
Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the parts may injure your hands.
Tech Tips
Use the same procedure for the LH side and RH side.
The procedure listed below is for the LH side.
REMOVE RECLINING POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB
*1 | Protective Tape |
Apply protective tape around the cushion shield.
Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove the knob.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE SLIDE & VERTICAL POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB
*1 | Protective Tape |
Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove the knob.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD LH WITH FRONT SEAT INNER NO. 1 CUSHION SHIELD
Remove the 2 screws and detach the 2 claws.
Remove the 2 screws.
Pull the shield to detach the hook and remove the front seat cushion shield LH with front seat inner No. 1 cushion shield.
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the connector.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER NO. 1 CUSHION SHIELD LH
Detach the 2 claws and remove the shield.
REMOVE FRONT LUMBAR POWER SEAT SWITCH (for Driver Side)
Remove the 2 screws and switch.
REMOVE FRONT POWER SEAT SWITCH
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 3 screws and switch.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD LH
*1 | Hook |
*2 | Wire Harness Clamp |
Remove the 2 screws.
Pull the shield to detach the hook and remove the shield.
Detach the wire harness clamp.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER BELT ASSEMBLY LH
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the connector and detach the clamps.
for Passenger Side:
Disconnect the connectors and detach the clamps.
Remove the nut and front seat inner belt.
REMOVE SEAT CUSHION COVER WITH PAD
Detach the 2 rubber bands.
Disconnect the connector.
Cut off the cable tie.
for Passenger Side:
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the connector holder.
for Driver Side:
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Disconnect the connectors.
Detach the hooks and remove the seat cushion cover with pad.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER
Detach the hooks and remove the seat cushion cover.
REMOVE POWER SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY (for Front Vertical)
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 3 screws and shield bracket.
Using a 6 mm socket hexagon wrench, remove the bolt.
Put a 4 mm (0.157 in.) drill bit into a drill.
Wind tape around the drill bit approximately 5 mm (0.197 in.) from the tip of the drill, as shown in the illustration.
Tech Tips
Tape the 4 mm (0.157 in.) drill bit to prevent the drill bit from going too deep.
Lightly press the drill against each of the 4 rivets shown in the illustration, and drill off the flange of each rivet.
Note
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivet with the drill because this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivet or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivet as it may become hot.
Lightly press the drill against each of the 2 rivets shown in the illustration, and drill off the flange of each rivet.
Note
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivet with the drill because this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivet or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivet as it may become hot.
Remove the motor and bracket.
Lightly press the drill against each of the 2 rivets shown in the illustration, and drill off the flange of each rivet.
Note
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivet with the drill because this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivet or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivet as it may become hot.
Remove the motor.
Using a vacuum cleaner, remove the rivet fragments and shavings from the drilled area.
REMOVE POWER SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY (for Rear Lifter)
Put a 4 mm (0.157 in.) drill bit into a drill.
Wind tape around the drill bit approximately 5 mm (0.197 in.) from the tip of the drill, as shown in the illustration.
Tech Tips
Tape the 4 mm (0.157 in.) drill bit to prevent the drill bit from going too deep.
Lightly press the drill against each of the 2 rivets shown in the illustration, and drill off the flange of each rivet.
Note
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivet with the drill because this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivet or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivet as it may become hot.
Lightly press the drill against the rivet shown in the illustration, and drill off the flange of the rivet.
Note
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivet with the drill because this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivet or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivet as it may become hot.
Remove the motor.
Using a vacuum cleaner, remove the rivet fragments and shavings from the drilled area.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER
Detach the 4 hooks.
Detach the 2 hooks from the bottom of the seatback cover and roll up the seatback cover.
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the 2 straps.
Pass the 2 straps through the separate type front seatback pad holes to the surface.
Roll up the cover.
Remove the screw and detach the seatback cover bracket.
*1 | Hook |
*2 | Hog Ring |
Remove the hog rings and detach the 3 hooks from the center of the seatback pad and roll up the seatback cover.
Detach the 2 hooks and open the seatback mat.
Cut off the cable tie.
Pull the wire to loosen it, and then disconnect the end of the wire from the active headrest lower unit.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the active headrest lower unit.
Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and wire.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Remove the wire in the order shown in the illustration.
Push the headrest support and detach the claw.
Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove the front seat headrest.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the 2 headrest supports.
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the seatback cover.
REMOVE POWER SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY (for Reclining)
Remove the seatback pad.
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the connectors.
for Passenger Side:
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the 8 hooks and remove the seatback spring.
Push in the inner reclining rod.
Push in the inner reclining rod and remove the reclining rod assembly.
Using a 5 mm socket hexagon wrench, remove the bolt and motor.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
Disconnect the connector clamp and detach the 2 harness clamps underside of seat.
Detach the 2 harness clamps and remove the 2 nuts and front seat airbag assembly LH.
Note
The nuts must not be reused.
REMOVE SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL CONTROLLER LH
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the claw and remove the seat climate control controller.
REMOVE POSITION CONTROL ECU ASSEMBLY (for Driver Side)
Disconnect the connectors and remove the 2 bolts and position control ECU.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT WIRE LH
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Disconnect the connector and detach the 2 wire harness clamps.
Detach the connector.
Detach the 3 claws and remove the front seat wire.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY LH
Detach the connector.
Detach the 4 wire harness clamps.
Using a T50 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 4 "TORX" bolts and seat adjuster.
REMOVE REAR UPPER SEAT TRACK COVER
Using a screwdriver, detach the 3 claws and remove the cover.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE NO. 2 REAR UPPER SEAT TRACK COVER
Using a screwdriver, detach the 3 claws and remove the cover.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.