Front Seat Back Trim Removal/Installation

WARNING:

Handling a front seat equipped with a side air bag improperly can accidentally operate (deploy) the air bag, which may seriously injure you. Read the service warnings/cautions in the appropriate service information before handling a front seat equipped with a side air bag. (See AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE WARNINGS [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .) (See AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE CAUTIONS [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .)
If the sliding mechanisms on both sides are not locked after assembling the front seat, the front seat will operate accidentally while the vehicle is driven, which could result in serious injury. After assembling the front seat, shake it up and down and verify that the sliding mechanism on the both sides are locked.

CAUTION:

If the slide lever is operated after the front seat is removed, the left/right slide positions will deviate and the adjuster unit could be damaged after the front seat is installed. After removing a front seat, do not operate the slide lever.

Fig 1: Front Seat Back Trim Slide Lever Location
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Verify that there are no malfunctions in the forward/back slide of the seat and in the adjuster unit after installing a front seat.
When performing the procedure with a front seat removed from the vehicle, perform the procedure on a clean cloth so as not to damage or soil the seat.

Disconnect the negative battery terminal and wait for 1 min or more. (Without power seat system) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
Remove the front seat. (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the fasteners and set the front seat cushion trim away from the front seat cushion frame. (With power seat system/with position memory system)

Fig 2: Front Seat Cushion Trim To Front Seat Cushion Frame
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Move the hook in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure below and set the front seat cushion trim away from the front seat cushion frame. (Without power seat system/without position memory system)
Disconnect the connectors shown in the figure below.

Fig 3: Side Air Bag Module Connector Terminals
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Move hook A in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure below and detach it from hook B.

Fig 4: Moving Front Seat Cushion Trim Hook
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Remove the clip in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure below and remove the lumbar support lever in the direction of the arrow (2). (With manual lumbar support lever)

Fig 5: Lumbar Support Lever Clip (With Manual Lumbar Support Lever)
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Unzip the zippers.
Pull out the pin in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure below.

Fig 6: Pulling Out Pin
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Move the remover tool in the direction of arrows (2) shown in the figure below, pull the clip in the direction of arrow (3) with the tabs pressed, and remove the side air bag module securing belt from the front seat back frame.
Pull the wiring harnesses shown in the figure below out through the holes in the front seat back pad.

Fig 7: Passing Wiring Harnesses Into Front Seat Back Pad Holes
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Pull out the front seat back pad, and the front seat back trim and front seat back warmer wiring harness (with seat warmer system) toward the front of the front seat.

Fig 8: Pulling Out Front Seat Back Pad
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Remove the hooks.

Fig 9: Hooks
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While pressing the tabs in the direction of arrows (1) shown in the figure below, pull the pole guides in the direction of arrow (2) and remove the pole guides from the front seat back frame.

Fig 10: Pulling Pole Guides
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Lift up the front seat back trim and front seat back pad in the direction of the arrow as a single unit and remove it from the front seat back frame.

Fig 11: Lifting Up Front Seat Back Trim
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Install in the reverse order of removal.