Installing the side airbag

• Position the cushion (3) correctly.
• Carefully feed the side airbag (2) into the pocket in the cover (4).

  Ensure that the stud bolt of the side airbag (2) does not damage the pocket in the cover (4).

• Correctly position the side airbag (2) in the cushion (3).
• Connect and lock the plug connection (1) (observe additional information).

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• Replace nuts (1).

  Parts:  Nuts

• Tighten nuts (1).
  TIGHTENING TORQUES SPECIFICATION
  
  

  Airbag on the backrest frame
  Nut Replace nut.	tightening torque	6.5 Nm

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE BACKREST COVERING WITH THE CUSHION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE INNER COVER ON THE FRONT SEAT .
• Refer to INSTALLING OUTER COVER ON FRONT SEAT .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE HEAD RESTRAINT .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR PANEL ON THE FRONT SEAT BACKREST .
• Refer to AFTER CONTINUING WORK ON THE FRONT SEAT: DISCONNECTING THE FRONT SEAT FROM THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING IT FROM THE UNIVERSAL SEAT MOUNT .
• Refer to INSTALLING DRIVER'S SEAT .