Front Seat: Assembly

CAUTION:

The slide rail mounting bolts for the manual seat are coated with the thread lock material. Therefore, do not reuse the removed bolts. Always use new bolts during assembly.

Fig 1: Locating Slide Rail Mounting Bolts
Do not confuse the harness routing of the side airbag and inner seat belt etc. Assembling with harnesses improperly routed may cause the harness to get caught and short out.
If the flat mat hook of the backrest frame assembly is deformed or comes off due to the deformation, replace the hook with a new part.

Fig 2: Locating Backrest Frame Assembly Flat Mat Hook
Make sure that the side airbag module assembly is installed as shown in the figure.

Fig 3: Identifying Side Airbag Guide Cloth, Module ASSY, Tape And Backrest Cover

Fig 4: Identifying Side Airbag Module Assembly Components

Besides, if the backrest cover is not installed securely, the side airbag module may not be activated properly, therefore keep strictly to the following procedures.

When replacing the side airbag assembly with new one, be sure to attach the side airbag tape.
Be careful not to stain or damage the backrest cover during assembly.
Do not reuse hog rings and S hooks.
Secure the hog ring using hog ring pliers.
Install the hog rings to the specified points securely and make sure that there is no wrinkle or twisting on backrest cover.

Make sure that there is no foreign matter on side airbag module.
Assemble the seat cover.
1. Adjust so that the left and right clearances between wire and seat pad become equal, and mark the seat pad.
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Seat Pad Mark
2. Mark the center of the wire on the pad side to which the hog ring is attached.
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Mark On Center Of Wire
3. Insert the wire into the seat cover, and align the wire with the position marked in step 1).
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Wire Aligned With Seat Pad Mark
4. Mark the wire on the seat cover side according to the markings on the seat pad.
  
  Fig 8: Marking Wire On Seat Cover Side
5. Perform steps 1) - 4) to all sections to which the hog rings are attached.
6. Make sure that all hog rings (A) are attached securely.
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Hog Rings
Assemble remaining parts in the reverse order of disassemble.
NOTE:
- When installing the inner seat belt assembly, follow the procedures described in the seat belt section. < Ref. to INSTALLATION , Front Seat Belt. >
- Install the backrest assembly and seat cushion assembly in the following procedure.
1. Temporarily tighten the four reclining hinge bolts.
2. Place the backrest in the most upright position.
3. Tighten the reclining hinge bolts in order from (1) to (4) two or three times, until they reach the specified torque.
  
  Fig 10: Identifying Reclining Hinge Bolts Tightening Sequence
Tightening torque:

Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". < Ref. to FRONT SEAT , COMPONENT, General Description. >

Tightening torque: < Ref. to FRONT SEAT , COMPONENT, General Description. >
If any wrinkles are found after the assembly of the seat cover, finish the seat cover with iron.
1. Place the wet towel on wrinkles.
  
  Fig 11: Identifying Wet Towel On Wrinkled Seat Cover
2. Touch up with warm iron.
CAUTION: Keep moving the iron, otherwise the seat cover surface can be damaged.

NOTE: This method is available for genuine leather, synthetic leather, cloth, etc.

Fig 12: Ironing Wrinkled Seat Cover
Install the seat assembly.
CAUTION:
- The seat mounting bolts differ between the front mounting points and the rear mounting points. Make sure that you are using correct bolts at correct positions.
- Tighten the slide rail installing bolts in the order as shown in the figure, in several steps by gradually increasing the torque until they reach the specified torque.
Fig 13: Identifying Slide Rail Installing Bolts Tightening Sequence
- Front (bolt A): Washer diameter 22 mm (0.87 in)
- Rear (bolt B): Washer diameter 26 mm (1.02 in)
Tightening torque: 53 N.m (5.40 kgf-m, 39.1 ft-lb)