FRONT SEAT BACK TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
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Warning
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• 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 Workshop Manual before handling a front seat equipped with a side air bag. (See
AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE WARNINGS.) (See
AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE CAUTIONS.)
• 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.
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Caution
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• 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.
• 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.
Removal
1. Switch the ignition off (LOCK).
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for 1 min or more. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5].) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5 (WITHOUT i-stop)].) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-D 2.2].)
3. Remove the headrest.
4. Remove the front seat. (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
5. 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)
6. Move the hook in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure and set the front seat cushion trim away from the front seat cushion frame. (Without power seat system/without position memory system)
7. Disconnect the connectors shown in the figure.
8. Remove the clip.
9. Remove the clip in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure and remove the lumbar support lever in the direction of the arrow (2). (With manual lumbar support lever)
10. Move hook A in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure and detach it from hook B.
11. Unzip the zippers.
12. Remove the C-rings.
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Caution
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• If a C-ring is damaged while removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, it may not be possible to install the front seat back trim and front seat back pad normally. When removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, be careful not to damage the C-rings.
• If a C-ring is damaged, replace it with a new one.
13. While pressing the tabs in the direction of arrows (1) shown in the figure, pull the pole guides in the direction of arrow (2) and remove the pole guides from the front seat back frame.
14. Pull out the pin in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure.
15. Move the remover tool in the direction of arrows (2) shown in the figure, 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.
16. Pull the wiring harnesses shown in the figure out through the holes in the front seat back pad.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Unzip the zipper.
20. Remove C-rings in the order of (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) shown in the figure, and remove the front seat back trim from the front seat back pad.
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Caution
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• If a C-ring is damaged while removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, it may not be possible to install the front seat back trim and front seat back pad normally. When removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, be careful not to damage the C-rings.
• If a C-ring is damaged, replace it with a new one.
Installation
1. Align the front seat back trim with the installation hole of the front seat back pad, and install the C-rings in the order of (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) shown in the figure.
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Caution
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• If a C-ring is damaged while removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, it may not be possible to install the front seat back trim and front seat back pad normally. When removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, be careful not to damage the C-rings.
• If a C-ring is damaged, replace it with a new one.
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Note
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• Wrinkling can be easily prevented by installing the C-rings with a certain amount of tightening.
2. Fasten the zipper.
3. Press the front seat back pad inward while pulling the front seat back trim outward.
4. Install the front seat back trim and the front seat back pad as a single unit to the front seat back frame.
5. Pull out the front seat back pad, front seat back trim, and front seat back warmer wiring harness (with seat warmer system) rearward of the front seat.
6. Pass the wiring harnesses shown in the figure through the holes in the front seat back pad.
7. Move the clip in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure and install the side air bag module securing belt to the front seat back frame.
8. Press the pin in the direction of arrow (2) shown in the figure.
9. Install the pole guides to the front seat back frame.
10. Align the front seat back trim with the installation hole of the front seat back pad, and install the C-rings.
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Caution
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• If a C-ring is damaged while removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, it may not be possible to install the front seat back trim and front seat back pad normally. When removing or installing the front seat back trim and front seat back pad, be careful not to damage the C-rings.
• If a C-ring is damaged, replace it with a new one.
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Note
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• Wrinkling can be easily prevented by installing the C-rings with a certain amount of tightening.
11. Fasten the zippers.
12. Install the lumbar support lever in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure and install the clip in the direction of the arrow (2). (With manual lumbar support lever)
13. Align the front seat back trim with the shape of the front seat back pad while pressing the front seat back pad outward.
14. Press the cleaved area of the front seat back in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure and move the cleaved area of the front seat back in the direction of arrows (2) while removing the wrinkles on the front seat back.
15. Pull the front seat back trim in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure and remove the wrinkles on the front seat back trim.
16. Move hook A in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure and install it to hook B.
17. Connect the connectors shown in the figure.
18. Install the clip.
19. Install the fasteners and install the front seat cushion trim to the front seat cushion frame. (With power seat system/with position memory system)
20. Move the hook in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure and install the front seat cushion trim to the front seat cushion frame. (Without power seat system/without position memory system)
21. Install the front seat. (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
22. Install the headrest.
23. Connect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-D 2.2].)(See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5].) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5 (WITHOUT i-stop)].)
