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 RECLINING POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB
*1 | Protective Tape |
Apply protective tape around the front seat cushion shield LH.
Using a screwdriver, detach the 2 claws and remove the reclining power seat switch knob.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE SLIDE AND VERTICAL POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB
*1 | Protective Tape |
Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove the slide and vertical power seat switch knob.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD LH WITH FRONT SEAT NO. 1 INNER CUSHION SHIELD LH
Detach the 2 rubber bands.
Remove the 2 screws and detach the 2 claws.
Remove the 2 screws.
Pull the front seat cushion shield LH to detach the hook and remove the front seat cushion shield LH with front seat No. 1 inner cushion shield.
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the connector.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT NO. 1 INNER CUSHION SHIELD LH
Detach the 2 claws and remove the front seat No. 1 inner cushion shield from the front seat cushion shield LH.
REMOVE LUMBAR FRONT POWER SEAT SWITCH (for Driver Side)
Remove the 2 screws and lumbar front power seat switch.
REMOVE FRONT POWER SEAT SWITCH
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 3 screws and front power seat switch.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD LH
*1 | Hook |
*2 | Wire Harness Clamp |
Remove the 2 screws.
Pull the front seat inner cushion shield LH to detach the hook and remove it.
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
Disconnect the connector.
Cut off the cable tie.
for Front Passenger Side:
Detach the 2 hooks and disconnect the connector holder.
for Driver Side:
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Disconnect the 2 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 separate type front seat cushion cover from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
Note
As the front seat cushion heater assembly is affixed to the separate type front seat cushion pad, do not remove the front seat cushion heater assembly from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
When replacing either the front seat cushion heater assembly or separate type front seat cushion pad due to a malfunction, be sure to replace both of them with new parts.
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 power seat motor assembly with 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 power seat motor assembly.
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 power seat motor assembly.
Using a vacuum cleaner, remove the rivet fragments and shavings from the drilled area.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK ASSEMBLY LH
Tech Tips
Perform this procedure when it is necessary to remove and reinstall or replace the separate type front seatback assembly LH.
Detach the 2 hooks.
Detach the 2 hooks from the bottom of the separate type front seatback cover.
Detach the 2 hooks and disconnect the 2 straps.
Pass the 2 straps through the 2 holes of the separate type front seatback pad to the surface.
Detach the wire harness clamp.
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the 2 connectors and detach the wire harness clamp.
for Front Passenger Side:
Disconnect the connector and detach the wire harness clamp.
*1 | Seatback Cover Bracket |
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 separate type front seatback pad.
Detach the 7 hooks and remove the actuator shield.
*1 | Cable End |
Pull |
Pull the cable to loosen it, and then disconnect the cable end 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 disconnect the cable.
*1 | Hook |
*2 | Hog Ring |
Remove the hog ring and detach the 2 hooks and open the seatback mat.
Cut off the cable tie.
*1 | Cable End |
Push the cable to push out the cable end from the clip.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the clip.
Pull the cable through the hole of the seatback frame.
*1 | Protective Tape |
Using a screwdriver, push the headrest support lock to release the lock and remove the front seat headrest assembly.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Detach the connector.
Detach the 4 wire harness clamps.
Using a T50 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 4 "TORX" bolts and separate type front seatback assembly LH from the front seat adjuster assembly LH.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER
Detach the 2 hooks.
Detach the 2 hooks from the bottom of the separate type front seatback cover.
Detach the 2 hooks and disconnect the 2 straps.
Pass the 2 straps through the 2 holes of the separate type front seatback pad to the surface.
*1 | Seatback Cover Bracket |
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 separate type front seatback pad.
Detach the 7 hooks and remove the actuator shield.
*1 | Cable End |
Pull |
Pull the cable to loosen it, and then disconnect the cable end 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 disconnect the cable.
*1 | Hook |
*2 | Hog Ring |
Remove the hog ring and detach the 2 hooks and open the seatback mat.
Cut off the cable tie.
*1 | Cable End |
Push the cable to push out the cable end from the clip.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the clip.
Pull the cable through the hole of the seatback frame.
*1 | Protective Tape |
Using a screwdriver, push the headrest support lock to release the lock and remove the front seat headrest assembly.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
Detach the 2 claws and remove the 2 front seat headrest supports.
Detach the 2 hooks and remove the separate type front seatback cover.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK PAD
Remove the separate type front seatback pad.
Note
As the front seatback heater assembly is affixed to the separate type front seatback pad, do not remove the front seatback heater assembly from the separate type front seatback pad.
When replacing either the front seatback heater assembly or separate type front seatback pad due to a malfunction, be sure to replace both of them with new parts.
REMOVE LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY LH
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the 8 hooks and remove the seatback spring.
*1 | Back Sheet |
Pull the wire harness and disconnect it from the 2 back sheets as shown in the illustration.
*1 | Back Sheet |
*2 | Hook A |
*3 | Hook B |
*4 | Cable Tie |
Detach the 4 hooks A and fold back the 2 back sheets.
Cut off the 2 cable ties, detach the 2 hooks B, and then remove the lumbar support adjuster assembly LH from the seatback spring.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY LH
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 POWER SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY (for Reclining)
for Driver Side:
Disconnect the 2 connectors.
for Front 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.
Remove the bolt and power seat motor assembly.
REMOVE SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL CONTROLLER LH
Disconnect the connector.
Detach the claw and remove the seat climate control controller LH.
REMOVE POSITION CONTROL ECU ASSEMBLY (for Driver Side)
Disconnect the 2 connectors.
Remove the 2 bolts and position control ECU assembly.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT WIRE LH
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Detach the wire harness clamp.
Disconnect the connector and detach the 3 wire harness clamps.
Detach the 3 claws and remove the front seat wire LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT LOWER CUSHION SHIELD LH
Remove the screw and front seat lower cushion shield LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER BELT ANCHOR BRACKET COVER LH
Remove the screw and front seat inner belt anchor bracket cover LH.
REMOVE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY LH
Detach the 4 wire harness clamps.
Using a T50 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 4 "TORX" bolts and front seat adjuster assembly LH.
REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SPRING ASSEMBLY
Detach the 8 hooks and remove the separate type front seat cushion spring assembly from the front seat adjuster assembly LH.
REMOVE REAR UPPER SEAT TRACK COVER
Detach the 3 claws and remove the rear upper seat track cover.
REMOVE NO. 2 REAR UPPER SEAT TRACK COVER
Detach the 3 claws and remove the No. 2 rear upper seat track cover.