Front Seat: Assembly

CAUTION:

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

Fig 1: Locating Front Backrest Mat Hooks
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Make sure that the side airbag module is installed as shown in the figure.

Fig 2: Identifying Side Airbag Module Protective Cover And Inflator
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Besides, if the cover COMPL - front backrest is not installed securely, the side airbag may not be activated properly, therefore keep strictly to the following procedures.

Be careful not to stain or damage the cover COMPL - front backrest during assembly.
Do not reuse hog rings.
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 the cover COMPL - front backrest.

Install the seat heater module.
CAUTION:
- If the seat heater module is removed, replace the pad assembly with a new part. (Driver's seat)
- If the seat heater module is removed, replace the seat cushion pad & frame assembly with a new part. (Passenger's seat)
- If the seat heater module is reused, remove the polyurethane section from the reverse side completely and attach a new pad assembly with a double-sided tape.
Double-sided tape:

NITTO DENKO 501L or equivalent
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 3: Identifying Seat Pad Mark
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2. Mark the center of the wire on the pad side to which the hog ring is attached.
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Mark On Center Of Wire (Pad Side)
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3. Insert the wire into the seat cover, and align the wire with the position marked in step 1).
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Marking On Seat Cover Wire
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4. Mark the wire on the seat cover side according to the markings on the seat pad.
  
  Fig 6: Marking Wire On Seat Cover Side
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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 7: Identifying Front Seat Hog Rings
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Assemble remaining parts in the reverse order of disassemble.
NOTE:
- When installing the seat belt inner - front, 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 8: Locating Reclining Hinge Bolts
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  Tightening torque:
  
  Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". < 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 9: Identifying Wet Towel
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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 10: Placing Warm Iron On Front Seat Cover
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Install connectors located under the front seat.
- Manual seat
  
  Fig 11: Identifying Front Seat Connectors (Manual Seat)
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- Power seat
  
  Fig 12: Identifying Front Seat Connectors (Power Seat)
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Install the seat assembly. < Ref. to INSTALLATION , Front Seat. >