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Seat Backrest - Front: Disassembly

WARNING: Always carry or place a live air bag module with the air bag and deployment door/trim cover/tear seam pointed away from the body. Do not set a live air bag module down with the deployment door/trim cover/tear seam face down. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, Safety Canopy® or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
WARNING: If the seat side air bag cover has been damaged or separated from its mounting, or if the air bag material has been exposed, install a new seat side air bag module. Never try to repair the seat side air bag module. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side air bags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE: If a side air bag deployment took place, a new seat backrest foam pad, backrest trim cover and side air bag module and nuts must be installed. A new seat backrest frame should be installed if necessary.
NOTE: The manual recliners and power recliners are serviced as part of the backrest frame.

All seats 

  1. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front  .
  2. Remove and discard the 2 head restraint guide sleeves. For additional information, refer to Head Restraint Guide Sleeve  .
  3. Detach the 2 pin-type retainers and trim cover flaps from the recliners, if equipped.
    4. NOTE: Use care when separating the backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the backrest foam pad.
  4. Disengage the backrest cover lower J-strips, separate the hook-and-loop strips and invert the trim cover up as far as it will go.
  5. If equipped, remove all rows of hog rings from the backrest trim cover and separate the hook-and-loop strips while inverting the trim cover up the backrest.
  6. Remove the backrest cover rear upper hog rings.
  7. Remove the backrest cover.
  8. If equipped, detach the pin-type retainer and backrest heater mat wiring harness from the backrest frame.
  9. Separate the backrest foam pad from the backrest frame.
    • If equipped with climate controlled seats, remove the hog rings from the upper support spring.
    • Remove the backrest heater mat (if equipped) or the backrest climate controlled seat manifold (if equipped) from the foam pad.
  10. Remove the backrest climate controlled seat manifold from the foam pad.
  11. If a new heater mat is needed, carefully peel and remove the backrest heater mat from the backrest foam pad.
    • It is acceptable for a thin layer of foam to peel away with the old heater mat. The new heater mat will adhere to the foam pad, but if foam tearing occurs or if any pieces of foam are removed, install a new foam pad.
  12. Release the 2 lumbar spring clips from the backrest frame and remove the lumbar assembly.
    • Route out the lumbar cable from the backrest frame, if equipped.
      • Note the routing of the lumbar cable for installation.
    • Disconnect the electrical connector from the power lumbar motor, if equipped.
    Fig 1: Location of Lumbar Spring Clips From Backrest Frame
    G06259500Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    Climate controlled seat 

  13. Disconnect the Thermo-Electric Device (TED) assembly electrical connector and detach the wiring harness retainers.
    Fig 2: Location of Backrest TED Assembly Electrical Connector
    G06259503Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  14. Remove the TED exhaust duct.
    • Cut and remove the tie strap.
    • Remove the retainer and separate the exhaust duct from the TED.
  15. Disconnect the backrest upper support spring from the backrest frame and remove the spring support with the TED attached.
    • Use an appropriate tool and separate the TED from the upper backrest support spring.
      • Note the TED position on the support spring for installation.

    Seat with power recliner 

  16. Remove the one-way push clip on the RH side of the power recliner. Slide the recliner shaft out from the LH side of the seat enough to clear the RH recliner and power recline motor.
  17. Disconnect the electrical connector, remove the bolt and the power recline motor.

    All seats 

    18. NOTE: Note the side air bag module wire harness routing for assembly.
  18. Release the side air bag module wire harness pin-type retainers and remove the side air bag module wiring harness from the backrest frame.
  19. Remove and discard the 2 side air bag module nuts.
    • Pull outward on the side air bag module until the studs clear the backrest frame.
  20. Detach any pin-type retainers, route out and remove the backrest wiring harness, if equipped.
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