Seat Pan, Disassembling And Assembling, Upper Frame: Removing

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WARNING:

Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.

-- Raise the seat to make it possible to pretension the torsion bar.

-- Remove the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front seat backrest. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, STANDARD SEAT/COMFORT SEAT/SPORT SEAT .

-- Remove the seat pan upholstery.

Standard/Comfort Seat. Refer to SEAT PAN COVER AND UPHOLSTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, STANDARD, COMFORT SEAT .
Sport seat. Refer to LOWER SEAT FRAME COVER AND CUSHION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, SPORT SEAT .

-- Disconnect the electrical connector on the seat forward/back adjustment motor.

Fig 1: Disconnecting Electrical Connector On Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor

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-- Disconnect the front safety belt latch connector. Refer to FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seat position sensor from the lower frame. Refer to SEAT POSITION SENSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, WITH SEAT OCCUPIED SENSOR FOR BELT FASTENING DETECTION .

-- First remove the lock nut and then remove the screw -5-.

CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the threaded the holes or the bushing in the bearing points (connecting the upper and lower frame).

A second technician is needed to be pushing on the seat via the backrest while removing the following screws.

-- Remove the screws -1, 3, 4 and 7-.

-- Remove the upper frame -2- from the lower frame -6-.

-- Make sure the bushings -1- and the bearing points (connection upper and lower frame) -2- are not damaged.

Fig 2: Be Careful Of Bushings In Bearing Locations On Seat Pan Lower Frame

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CAUTION:

The bushings cannot be replaced with workshop materials.
If the bushings are damaged, the corresponding assembly parts must be replaced.

NOTE:

If the upper frame is to be replaced, remove the specified wires and electrical and electronic components and install them in the new upper frame.

-- Remove the bracket and control module. Refer to MEMORY SEAT/STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT CONTROL MODULE BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING

-- Remove the seat height adjustment motor. Refer to SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MOTOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seat angle adjustment motor. Refer to SEAT ANGLE ADJUSTMENT MOTOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove wiring harnesses and individual wires from seat pan upper frame.