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1. Front leg cover 2. Rear leg cover 3. Headrest
4. Seatback board 5. Seat speaker grill 6. Headrest holder (free)
7. Headrest holder (locked) 8. Seatback upper finisher 9. Side air bag module
10. Reclining device cover 11. Seatback trim 12. Seatback pad
13. Seatback frame 14. Seat speaker 15. Seatback thermal electrical device
(TED) assembly
16. Seat cushion rear finisher
(Climate controlled seat model)17. Seat cushion front finisher 18. Seat slide switch knob
19. Seat reclining switch knob 20. Seat cushion outer finisher 21. Lumber support switch assembly
22. Seat cushion lower finisher 23. Seat cushion inner finisher 24.Seat cushion pad
25. Seat cushion trim 26. Seat cushion finisher B 27. Seat cushion frame
28. Seat cushion thermal electrical
device (TED) assembly29. Blower motor assembly 30. Climate controlled seat control unit
31. Seat control switch 32. Driver seat control unit 33. Seat cushion finisher C
34. Seat harness 35. Seat belt buckle 36. Seat adjuster assembly
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1. Front leg cover 2. Rear leg cover 3. Headrest
4. Seatback board 5. Seat speaker grill 6. Headrest holder (free)
7. Headrest holder (locked) 8. Seatback upper finisher 9. Side air bag module
10. Reclining device cover 11. Seatback trim 12. Seatback pad
13. Seatback frame 14. Seat speaker 15. Seatback thermal electrical device
(TED) assembly
16. Seat cushion rear finisher
(Climate controlled seat model)17. Seat cushion front finisher 18. Seat cushion slide switch
19. Seat reclining switch 20. Seat cushion outer finisher 21. Seat inner finisher
22. Seat cushion finisher B 23. Blower motor assembly 24. Seat cushion thermal electrical
device (TED) assembly
25. Climate controlled seat control unit 26. Seat cushion finisher C 27. Seat harness assembly
28. Seat belt buckle 29. Seat cushion assembly
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Removal and InstallationNIS0028G
CAUTION:
When removing and installing, use shop cloths to protect parts from damage.
REMOVAL
1. Pull rear leg cover backward while opening outside to remove
the rear leg cover.
2. Remove the mounting bolts on the back side of the front seat.
3. Pull rear leg cover forward while opening outside to remove the
front leg cover.
4. Remove the mounting bolts on the front side of the front seat.
5. Disconnect harness connector under the seat and remove harness securing clips.
CAUTION:
Before removal, be sure to turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery cables, and then wait
for at least 3 minutes.
6. Set seatback in a standing position.
7. Remove the headrest.
8. Remove seat from the vehicle.
CAUTION:
When removing and installing, use shop cloths to protect parts from damage.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal. Be careful of the following two points.
Before installation, be sure to turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery cables, and then wait for at
least 3 minutes.
Clamp the harness in position.
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Disassembly and AssemblyNIS0028H
SEATBACK
Disassembly
1. Remove seatback trim and seatback pad.
NOTE:
Seatback trim and seatback pad can be removed without removing seatback assembly from seat body.
Remove the retainer from the lower side of seatback board.
Disconnect the clips and pawls, and then remove the seatback
board.
: Pawl
: Clip
Remove the seatback hinge mounting bolts.
Remove the retainer on the back side of the seatback.
Remove the seat speaker grills. (Applied 5.1 ch BOSE studio surround® system models.) Refer to AV-
287, "Seat Speaker" .
Remove the headrest holder.
CAUTION:
Before installing headrest holder, check its orientation
(front/rear and right/left).
Disconnect the clip, and then remove the reclining device cover.
Remove the screws, and then remove the seatback upper fin-
isher.
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Remove the bracket mounting nuts.
Remove seatback trim and pad from seatback frame.
Remove the hog rings to separate the trim and pad.
2. Remove seatback frame.
Remove seat speaker. (Applied 5.1 ch BOSE studio surround® system models) Refer to AV-287, "Seat
Speaker" .
Remove the bands, and then remove seatback thermal electrical device (TED) assembly.
Remove the seat harness assembly from seatback assembly.
Remove the bolts, and then remove seatback frame from seat cushion frame.
Assembly
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly. Be careful of the following one point.
Install the hog rings of seat cushion trim in position, and then
securely connect the trim or trim code with the pad side wire.
SEAT CUSHION
Disassembly
1. Remove the seatback trim and seatback pad.
Remove the retainer from the lower side of seatback board.
Disconnect the clip and pawl, and then remove seatback
board.
: Pawl
: Clip
Remove the screws and disconnect the clips, and then
remove the seat cushion rear finisher. (Climate controlled
seat model)
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Remove the seat cushion front finisher.
: Pawl
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Remove the seat reclining switch knob and seat slide switch
knob.
Pull seat cushion outer finisher forward, and then disconnect
the pawls and clips.
: Pawl
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Lift the rear part of the seat cushion outer finisher backward,
and then remove the seat cushion outer finisher.
Remove the harness connector clamp of lumber support switch.
Removal the lumber support switch.
Remove the seat cushion inner finisher.
: Pawl
Remove the retainers from the lower side of front seat. (Driver's seat only)
Remove the hog rings to separate the trim and pad. (Driver's seat only)
2. Remove the nuts, and then remove the seat cushion frame. (Driver's seat only)
3. Remove each unit which is attached to seat cushion frame and seat adjuster assembly.
Remove the screws, and then remove the climate controlled seat control unit.
Remove the screws, and then remove the blower motor.
Remove the bands, and then remove the seat cushion thermal electrical device (TED) assembly.
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Remove driver's seat control unit. (Driver's seat only)
Remove the driver seat control switch.
Remove seat cushion finisher B and seat cushion finisher C.
Remove seat harnesses.
Assembly
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly. Be careful of the following two points.
Install the hog rings of seat cushion trim in position, and then
securely connect the trim or trim code with the pad side wire.
Clamp the harness in position.
CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT
Blower Filter Replacement
Put your hand behind front seat cushion, pull filter downward and
remove it. Replace filter with a new one.
NOTE:
When replacing, be sure to set the front seat lifter to the top
position.
When installing, do not confuse up-down direction of the filter.
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