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General Description
B: CAUTION
When removing the front seat from a side airbag loaded vehicle, follow cautions given in the airbag section.
C: PREPARATION TOOL
1. GENERAL TOOL
TOOL NAME REMARKS
Long nose pliers Used for removing hog ring.
Hog ring pliers Used for installing hog ring.
TO RX
®Used for removing and installing slide rail.
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2. Front Seat
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
WARNING:
The airbag system is fitted with a backup power
source. If the airbag system is serviced within 20
seconds after the ground cable is disconnected,
it may inflate.
2) While pressing the headrest lock button, remove
the headrest.
3) Tilt forward the backrest.
4) Move the seat to full front end.
5) Remove the bolt cover at rear end of slide rail.
6) Remove the two bolts at rear side of seat rail.
7) Move the seat to full rear end.8) Remove the two bolts at front side of seat rail.
9) Disconnect the side airbag connector under
seat.
Side airbag connector
Seat belt warning light connector (Driver’s seat)
Seat heater connector (Model with seat heater)
10) Remove the front seat from the vehicle.
B: INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
Refer to COMPONENT in General Descrip-
tion.
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C: DISASSEMBLY
1. DRIVER’S SEAT
1) Remove the seat from the vehicle.
6, REMOVAL, Front Seat.>
2) Remove the reclining lever and reclining hinge
cover.
SE-00003
SE-00048
SE-00049
SE-00006
SE-00050
SE-00040
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3) Loosen the screw, and then remove the hinge
cover.
4) Remove two reclining hinge securing bolts on
each side.
5) Remove the cover (A), and then loosen the nuts
to remove arm rest and arm rest guide plate.6) Remove the hook at bottom of seat backrest.
7) Open the zipper behind backrest.
8) Remove the hog rings (A) at side of inside back-
rest from backrest frame. (Side airbag equipped
seat)
SE-00042
SE-00044
SE-00058
(A)
SE-00051
SE-00262
SE-00246 (A)
(A)
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9) Remove the hog rings (A) which secure the
backrest cover and backrest pad.
10) Remove the headrest bushes.
NOTE:
Push the headrest bushes to outside of seat from
inside, and then remove them.
11) Pull out the backrest frame.
12) Remove the hog rings (A) at bottom of seat
back.
13) Remove the hog rings (A) at front of seat back,
and then remove the seat back cover from seat
back.14) Remove the connecting wire (A), and then
loosen the bolts and nuts to remove slide rail.
15) Remove the inner belt.
16) Remove the hook (A), and then remove the
seat cushion frame.
SE-00242
(A)
SE-00243
SE-00244(A)
SE-00378
(A)
SE-00295
(A)
SE-00297
SE-00268
(A)
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17) Remove the hog rings (A), and then remove the
seat cushion cover from seat cushion pad.
18) Open the zipper at bottom of headrest, and
then remove the headrest cover from headrest.
2. PASSENGER’S SEAT
1) Remove the seat from vehicle.
REMOVAL, Front Seat.>
2) Remove the reclining lever cover and hinge cov-
er.
3) Loosen the screw, and then remove the hinge
cover.4) Remove two bolts from the reclining hinge on
each side.
5) Remove the cover (A), and then loosen the nuts
to remove arm rest and arm rest guide plate.
6) Remove the hook at bottom of seat back rest.
SE-00299
: (A)
SE-00271
SE-00379
SE-00041
SE-00043
SE-00058
(A)
SE-00051
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7) Open the zipper behind backrest.
8) Remove the hog rings (A) at side of inside back-
rest from backrest frame. (Side airbag equipped
seat)
9) Remove the hog rings (A) which secure the
backrest cover and backrest pad.10) Remove the headrest bushes.
NOTE:
Push the headrest bushes to outside of seat from
inside, and then remove them.
11) Pull out the backrest frame.
12) Remove the hog rings (A) at bottom of seat
back. (Side airbag equipped seat)
13) Remove the hog rings (A) at front of seat back,
and then remove the seat back cover from seat
back.
SE-00262
SE-00241 (A)
(A)
SE-00242
(A)
SE-00243
SE-00244(A)
SE-00245
(A)
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14) Loosen the bolts and nuts to remove the seat
cushion from slide rail.
15) Remove the inner belt.
16) Remove the hooks (A), and then remove the
seat cushion frame.17) Remove the hog rings (A), and then remove the
seat cushion cover from seat cushion pad.
18) Open the zipper at bottom of headrest, and
then remove the headrest cover from headrest.
D: ASSEMBLY
1. DRIVER’S SIDE
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
2. PASSENGER’S SIDE
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
CAUTION:
Because it may cause the side airbag to acti-
vate incorrectly, observe the following steps to
install the side airbag correctly.
Be careful not to dirty or damage the backrest
cover.
Always use new hog rings.
Secure the hog ring using hog ring pliers.
Install the hog ring to its original position,
and not to twist or wrinkle the backrest cover.
Tightening torque:
Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”.
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SE-00306
SE-00307
SE-00268
(A)
SE-00299
: (A)
SE-00271
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E: INSPECTION
Inspect that there is no tear and fray on backrest
cover assembly.
NOTE:
When there is tear or fray on the door side of back-
rest cover assembly, replace the backrest cover
assembly with a new one, because there is a pos-
sibility that the side airbag will not operate normally.