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Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement

Fig 1: Front Seat Cushion Cover and Pad
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WARNING: To avoid personal injury, perform a preload test on the passenger presence system whenever you remove or replace the seat cushion trim. Failure to do so may cause the system to malfunction.

Preliminary Procedures

  1. Driver or Passenger Seat Inner Adjuster Front Finish Cover Replacement 
  2. Front Seat Cushion Outer Finish Cover Replacement (Manual) Front Seat Cushion Outer Finish Cover Replacement (Power) 
1 Front Seat Cushion Cover

Procedure

  1. Remove the J-channel metal retainers.
  2. Disengage the J-channel retainers from the seat cushion frame.
  3. Disconnect the electrical connectors that attach to the seat cushion, if equipped.
  4. Remove the seat cushion cover and pad from the seat cushion frame as an assembly.
  5. Separate the seat cushion cover from the seat cushion pad by pulling the cover away from the pad.
2 Front Seat Cushion Pad
Procedure 
If servicing the passenger seat, re-zero the passenger presence system. Refer to Passenger Presence System Rezeroing