1998 OPEL FRONTERA seats

8G–2SEATS
Front Seat Assembly
Front Seat Assembly and Associated Parts
750RX016
Legend
(1) Rear Cover
(2) Front Seat Assembly
(3) Seat Belt Warning Connector/Pretensioner
Harness Connector
(4) Rear Seat Foot Rest (LꞏWꞏB)(5) Seat Rail Cover (SꞏWꞏB)
(6) Door Sill Plate
(7) Riser Cover (LꞏWꞏB)
(8) Seat Slide Cover (SꞏWꞏB)
(9) Front Cover
(10) Seat Rail Cover and Hole Cover (SꞏWꞏB)
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the front cover.
3. Remove the rear cover.
Remove the cover fixing screw from the rear inner
cover, if this model is equipped with the power
seats.
4. Remove the door sill plate.5. Remove the rear seat foot rest.
Refer to the Rear Seat Foot Rest in this section.
6. Remove the riser cover.
7. Remove the seat belt warning connector (Driver’s
side only) or pretensioner harness connector.
8. Remove the front seat assembly.
Disconnect the power seat connector, if this model
is equipped with the power seats.

SEATS8G–3
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points:1. Tighten the front seat assembly fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 40 Nꞏm (4.1 kgꞏm/30 lb ft)
2. Install the longest bolt to the rear inner side fixing
location, if this model is equipped with power seats.
Disassembled View (Long Wheel Base)
750RX017
Legend
(1) Head Rest
(2) Seat Back Assembly
(3) Back Board Assembly
(4) Guide Holder
(5) Trim Cover
(6) Pad & Frame Assembly
(7) Seat Heater Assembly
(8) Reclining Device
(9) Slide Cover
(10) Reclining Knob
(11) Dial (W/Height Adjuster)
(12) Frame Assembly(13) Seat Heater Assembly
(14) Pad Assembly
(15) Trim Cover
(16) Spacer (W/O Height Adjuster)
(17) Release Wire
(18) Seat Adjuster/Seat Adjuster (W/Pretensioner)
(19) Seat Belt Buckle Assembly
(20) Height Adjuster
(21) Seat Cushion Assembly
(22) Hinge Cover
(23) Pad & Frame Assembly
(24) Trim Cover
(25) Armrest Assembly

8G–4SEATS
Disassembly
1. Remove the head rest.
2. Remove the reclining knob.
3. Remove the dial(1) (W/height adjuster).
Remove the side cover fixing screws and the dial
lock spring(2).
750RW025
4. Remove the side cover.
5. Remove the armrest assembly.
Open the armrest fastener and remove the armrest
fixing bolt.
750RS004
6. Remove the trim cover.
7. Remove the pad and frame assembly.
8. Remove the hinge cover.
9. Remove the back board assembly(3).
Pull out the back board while prying the clip (4) of
the back board free from the seat back assembly.
750RW032
10. Remove the reclining device.
Turn up the seat back trim cover in order to remove
the reclining device fixing bolts.
750RS006

SEATS8G–5
11. Remove the seat back assembly.
Remove the clips (2) from the seat heater harness
(1), and separate the seat heater connector (3)
(models with the seat heater).
750RW029
Remove the seat back assembly fixing nut on the
opposite side of the reclining device.
750RS007
12. Remove the guide holder.
Pull the guide holder out by holding the bottom end
of it from the seat back assembly.
13. Remove the trim cover.
Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side
of the seat back.
With close attention paid to the hog rings and the
wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and
frame assembly, remove the trim cover while
turning it up.14. Remove the pad and frame assembly.
15. Remove the seat heater assembly.
16. Remove the seat adjuster.
Disconnect the release wire(4) and remove the
fixing bolts.
750RW006
Remove the seat belt buckle assembly.
17. Remove the height adjuster.
18. Remove the spacer (W/O height adjuster).
19. Remove the seat cushion assembly.
20. Remove the trim cover.
Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side
of the seat cushion assembly.
With close attention paid to the hog rings and the
wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and
frame assembly, remove the trim cover while
turning it up.
21. Remove the frame assembly.
22. Remove the pad assembly.
23. Remove the seat heater assembly.
Reassembly
To reassembly, follow the disassembly steps in the
reverse order, noting the following point.
1. Tighten the armrest assembly fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 18 Nꞏm (1.8 kgꞏm/13 lb ft)
2. Tighten the reclining device fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 47 Nꞏm (4.8kgꞏm/35 lb ft)

8G–6SEATS
Disassembled View (Short Wheel Base)
750RX018
Legend
(1) Head Rest
(2) Seat Back Assembly
(3) Back Board Assembly
(4) Pad & Frame Assembly
(5) Trim Cover
(6) Guide Holder
(7) Reclining Device
(8) Slide Cover
(9) Reclining Knob
(10) Frame Assembly(11) Pad Assembly
(12) Trim Cover
(13) Walk–in Cover
(14) Walk–in Assembly
(15) Seat Adjuster/Seat Adjuster (W/Pretensioner)
(16) Release Wire
(17) Seat Belt Buckle Assembly
(18) Spacer
(19) Seat Cushion Assembly
(20) Hinge Cover
Disassembly
1. Remove the head rest.
2. Remove the reclining knob.
3. Remove the side cover.
4. Remove the hinge cover.5. Remove the back board assembly.Pull out the back board while prying the clip of the
back board free from the seat back assembly.

SEATS8G–7
6. Remove the reclining device.
Trun up the seat back trim cover in order to remove
the reclining device fixing bolts.
750RS006
Remove the push nut (2) and disconnect walk-in
cable (3) from reclining device (1).
750RW034
7. Remove the seat back assembly.
Remove the seat back assembly fixing nut on the
opposite side of the reclining device.
750RS007
8. Remove the guide holder.
Pull the guide holder out by holding the bottom end
of it from the seat back assembly.
9. Remove the trim cover.
Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side
of the seat back.
With close attention paid to the hog rings and the
wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and
frame assembly, remove the trim cover while
turning it up.
10. Remove the pad and frame assembly.
11. Remove the walk-in cover.
12. Remove the seat adjuster.
Disconnect the release wire (4) and remove the
fixing bolts.
750RW006
Remove the seat belt buckle assembly.

8G–8SEATS
13. Remove the walk-in assembly (passenger side).
14. Remove the spacer (driver side).
15. Remove the seat cushion assembly.
16. Remove the trim cover.
Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side
of the seat cushion assembly.
With close attention paid to the hog rings and the
wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and
frame assembly, remove the trim cover while
turning it up.
17. Remove the frame assembly.
18. Remove the pad assembly.
Reassembly
To reassembly, follow the disassembly steps in the
reverse order, noting the following point.
1. Tighten the armrest assembly fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 18 Nꞏm (1.8 kgꞏm/13 lb ft)
2. Tighten the reclining device fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque: 47 Nꞏm (4.8kgꞏm/35 lb ft)

SEATS8G–9
Power Seat Assembly
General Description
The circuit consists of the power seat switch, front tilt
motor (driver’s seat only), rear tilt motor (driver’s seat
only), slide motor and the recliner motor.The power seat switch has a tilt & slide switch and a
recliner switch.
The motor built in the seat can be actuated by operating
these switches to move the seat to desired position,
independent of the position of the starter switch.
Disassembled View
750RS011
Legend
(1) Reclining Device
(2) Inner Cover
(3) Rear Cover
(4) Armrest Assembly
(5) Inner Lower Cover
(6) Pad & Frame Assembly
(7) Trim Cover
(8) Front Lower Cover
(9) Front Cover
(10) Power Seat Harness
(11) Outer Lower Cover(12) Adjuster Assembly
(13) Seat Cushion Assembly
(14) Connecting Shaft
(15) Outer Cover Fixing Screws
(16) Switch Assembly
(17) Outer Cover
(18) Switch Knob
(19) Outer Cover Cap
(20) Back Board Assembly
(21) Guide Holder
(22) Trim Cover
(23) Pad Assembly