Disassembly

Caution: Wear protective gloves. Sharp areas on the seat frame (with adjuster) may injure your hands.

1. Remove reclining power seat switch knob

1. Using a screwdriver, detach the knob.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

2. Remove slide and vertical power seat switch knob

1. Using a screwdriver, detach the knob.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

3. Remove front seat cushion shield lh

1. Disconnect the 2 rubber bands of the front seatback board from the front seat frame (with adjuster).

1. 1
   Remove the 5 screws.
2. 2
   Using a screwdriver, detach the 3 claws and remove the cushion shield (with front no. 1 Seat cushion inner shield).

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

4. Disconnect the connector from the front power seat lumbar switch.

1. 1
   Remove the front no. 1 Seat cushion inner shield from the cushion shield.
2. 2
   Remove the screw.
3. 3
   Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove the inner shield.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

4. Remove front power seat lumbar switch

1. 1
   Remove the 2 screws and switch.
2. 2
   Remove front seat cushion inner shield lh

   

1. 1
   Remove the screw.
2. 2
   Using a screwdriver, detach the 3 claws.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

1. 1
   Using a clip remover, detach the clip and remove the inner shield.
2. 2
   Remove front seat inner belt assembly lh (see page sb-22)
3. 3
   Remove front power seat switch
4. 4
   Remove the 3 screws.
5. 5
   Disconnect the connector and remove the switch.
6. 6
   Remove front seat cushion cover

   

1. W/ seat heater system: disconnect the connector.

1. 1
   Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips.
2. 2
   Detach the 2 hooks on the seat cushion front side.
3. 3
   Using a screwdriver, detach the hooks and remove the seat cushion cover (with pad).

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

1. 1
   Remove the 15 hog rings and seat cushion cover from the seat cushion pad.
2. 2
   Remove front seat cushion heater (w/ seat heater system)

   

1. Cut off the 10 tack pins which fasten the seat heater, and then remove the seat cushion heater from the seat cushion cover.

Notice:

Be careful not to damage the seat cushion cover and seat heater.

10. Remove front seatback board subassembly lh

1. Open the lower part of the seatback board. Then remove the 2 screws.

1. 1
   Pull the seatback board in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration to detach the 2 claws.
2. 2
   Remove front seatback cover

   

Then, remove the seatback board.

1. 1
   Remove the 5 hog rings.
2. 2
   Using a screwdriver, detach the hooks.

Hint:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

3. Detach the 4 claws and remove the 2 headrest supports.

1. 1
   W/ front seat side airbag: remove the nut and move the 2 seatback cover brackets.
2. 2
   Remove the seatback cover (with pad) from the seat frame (with adjuster).

   

1. 1
   Remove the 11 hog rings and seatback cover from the seatback pad.
2. 2
   Remove front seatback heater (w/ seat heater system)

   

1. Cut off the 6 tack pins which fasten the seat heater, and then remove the seat cushion heater from the seat cushion cover.

Notice:

Be careful not to damage the seat cushion cover and seat heater.

13. Remove reclining adjuster lower inside cover lh

1. 1
   Remove the 2 screws.
2. 2
   Detach the claw and remove the inside cover.
3. 3
   Remove reclining adjuster lower inside cover rh

Hint:

Use the same procedures described for the lh side.

15. Remove reclining adjuster upper inside cover lh

1. 1
   Remove the screw and inside cover.
2. 2
   Remove reclining adjuster upper inside cover rh
3. 3
   Remove the screw and inside cover.
4. 4
   Remove front seat cushion lower shield lh

   

1. 1
   Remove the screw.
2. 2
   Detach the hook of the lower shield and remove the lower shield.
3. 3
   Remove front seat cushion lower shield rh

Hint:

Use the same procedures described for the lh side.

19. Remove lumbar support adjuster assembly

1. 1
   Disconnect the connector.
2. 2
   Remove the 2 screws and lumbar support adjuster.
3. 3
   Remove seat position airbag sensor (see page rs-390)
4. 4
   Remove front seat wire