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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. (Except for RECARO® seat)
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  • Before handling the airbag system components, refer to "CAUTION" of "General Description" in "AIRBAG SYSTEM". Refer to AIRBAG SYSTEM>GENERAL DESCRIPTION>CAUTION .
  • Make sure that the side airbag module is installed as shown in the figure.
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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 the hog rings and hang wires.
  • 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.
  1. 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.

    Preparation items: 

    Double-sided tape: NITTO DENKO 501L or equivalent

  2. Make sure that there is no foreign matter on side airbag module.
  3. 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.
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    2. Mark the center of the wire on the pad side to which the hog ring is attached.
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    3. Insert the wire into the seat cover, and align the wire with the position marked in step 1).
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    4. Mark the wire on the seat cover side according to the markings on the seat pad.
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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.
      • Normal type
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      • RECARO® type
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  4. 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 information. Refer to SEAT BELT SYSTEM>FRONT SEAT BELT>INSTALLATION .
    • 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.

    Tightening torque: 

    52 N.m (5.3 kgf-m, 38.4 ft-lb)

    Fig 1: Backrest And Seat Cushion Assembly Bolts Tightening Sequence
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    Tightening torque: 

    Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". Refer to SEATS>GENERAL DESCRIPTION>COMPONENT>FRONT SEAT .

  5. 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.
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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.
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  6. Install connectors located under the front seat.
    • Manual seat
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    • Power seat
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  7. Install the seat assembly. Refer to SEATS>FRONT SEAT>INSTALLATION .
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