Seat Front - Bucket Disassembly/Assembly
SEAT FRONT - BUCKET DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLYDisassembly and Assembly
WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an air bag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- After deployment, the air bag surface can contain deposits of sodium hydroxide, a product of the gas generant combustion that is irritating to the skin. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.
Vehicles with safety belt buckle pretensioners
1. Prepare the vehicle for front seat backrest disassembly.
WARNING: To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.
To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the negative battery cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
2. Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
3. Remove the bucket seat.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the safety belt buckle and pretensioner removal and installation procedure.
4. Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
5. Remove the front seat backrest.
Vehicles without safety belt buckle pretensioners
2. Prepare the vehicle for front seat backrest disassembly.
1. Remove the bucket seat.
2. Remove the front seat backrest.
3. Unhook the trim cover retainer.
CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook and loop strips or the hook and loop strips may be torn from the seat back foam.
4. Disengage the hook and loop strips and remove the seat trim.
CAUTION: Use care when removing the seat back padding because it may be attached to the seat back frame with adhesive.
5. Remove the seat back padding from the seat back frame.
6. Remove the plastic bag.
7. Remove the cable ties.
Vehicles with manual lumbar
8. Remove the lumbar support adjusting cable.
1. Remove and discard the tie strap.
2. Flex the lumbar support.
3. Unhook the lumbar support adjusting cable from the lumbar support.
4. Unhook the lumbar support adjusting cable from the positioning bracket.
5. Detach the lumber support from the guide wires. Remove the lumbar support adjusting cable.
9. Remove the lumbar support adjusting cable positioning bracket.
10. Remove the lumbar support.
All vehicles
11. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
Vehicles without safety belt buckle pretensioners
12. Restore the vehicle to operating condition.
1. Install the front seat backrest.
2. Install the affected seat.
Vehicles with safety belt buckle pretensioners
13. Restore the vehicle to operating condition.
1. Install the front seat backrest.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the safety belt buckle and pre- tensioner removal and installation procedure.
2. Install the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
3. Install the affected seat.
WARNING: To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.
To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the negative battery cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).
4. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
5. Reactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
6. Connect the negative battery cable.
7. With all restraint system diagnostic tools removed, prove out the supplemental restraint system (SAS).
All vehicles
14. Check the active restraint system for correct operation.