Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual

Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement

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~138min
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Removal Procedure

Warning: Refer to SIR Warning in the Preface section.

Warning: Replace the passenger presence system as a complete assembly to prevent possible injury to the occupant. The bladder, the pressure sensor, the seat cushion, and the control module are assembled and calibrated as a unit. Using only some of the components in the service kit will cause the passenger presence system to operate improperly.

  1. Remove driver or passenger seat. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Replacement.
  2. Remove front seat adjuster handle, if equipped.
  3. Remove front seat recliner handle. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Recliner Handle Replacement.
  4. Remove seat cushion inner trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Inner Trim Panel Replacement.
  5. Remove seat cushion outer trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Outer Trim Panel Replacement.
    Chevrolet Cruze. Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement
  6. Detach cushion cover from backrest below.
  7. Release and disconnect wiring harness plug (1), if equipped.
  8. Remove front seat backrest screw (2) (Qty: 4).
  9. Remove backrest.
    Chevrolet Cruze. Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement
  10. Detach cushion cover (1) from seat frame (3) all the way round.
  11. Remove cushion cover (1) with pad (2) from frame (3).
  12. Remove cushion cover (1) from pad (2).

Installation Procedure

Chevrolet Cruze. Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement
  1. Install cushion cover (1) to pad (2).
  2. Install cushion cover (1) with pad (2) to frame (3).
  3. Attach cushion cover (1) from seat frame (3) all the way round.
    Chevrolet Cruze. Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement
  4. Install backrest.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

  1. Tighten screw (2) (Qty: 4).

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  1. Connect and latch wiring harness plug (1), if equipped.
  2. Attach cushion cover to backrest below.
  3. Install seat cushion outer trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Outer Trim Panel Replacement.
  4. Install seat cushion inner trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Inner Trim Panel Replacement.
  5. Install front seat recliner handle. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Recliner Handle Replacement.
  6. Install front seat adjuster handle, if equipped.
  7. Install driver or passenger seat. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat Replacement.

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