Seat Backrest Cover Front: Removal
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>Removal
WARNING:
Always carry a live airbag with the deployment door, trim cover or tear seam pointed away from the body. Do not place a live airbag down with the deployment door, trim cover or tear seam facing down. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING:
Never probe the electrical connectors on airbag, Safety Canopy or side air curtain assemblies. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these assemblies, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
WARNING:
Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side airbags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side airbag deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE:
If a side air bag deployment took place, a new seat backrest foam pad, backrest trim cover, deployment chute and side air bag module and nuts must be installed. A new seat backrest frame should be installed if necessary.
NOTE:
For component identification and locations, refer to Seat - Exploded View, Front in this service information.
- 1.
Remove the front seat. Refer to Seat - Front .
- 2.
Remove the 2 head restraint guides sleeves. Refer to Head Restraint Guide Sleeve .
- 3.
Remove the backrest panel.- 1.
Pull out at the bottom on each side, quickly and firmly, releasing the retainers.
- 2.NOTE: The clips in the middle of the backrest panel can be damaged if the bottom of the backrest panel is not pivoted away from the seat.
Pivot the bottom of the backrest panel out as far as it will go and slide the backrest panel down, disengaging the upper hooks.
- Remove the backrest panel.
- 1.
- 4.
Remove the rear carpet flap toe-kick.- 1.
Disengage the 2 J-clips from the backrest frame wires.
- 2.
Peel the carpet flap toe-kick down and remove the pin-type retainers (only 1 pin-type retainer on the inboard side for limo or livery) from the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
- 3.
Disengage the carpet flap toe-kick J-clip from the cushion frame and remove the carpet flap toe-kick.
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- 6.
Release the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips and J-clip attached to the recliner.- Repeat for the other side.
- 8.
Disengage the remaining backrest trim cover J-clips attached to the backrest frame. Pull the backrest cover out from between the cushion and backrest.
- 10.
Remove the backrest cover from the backrest foam pad.- Invert the backrest cover and remove all the hog rings.
- 12.WARNING: Inspect the seat side air bag module cavity in the seat backrest foam pad for any foreign material. If any foreign material is found, remove it. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.