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Front Seat Backrest - Bucket and 40 Percent: Removal

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WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
NOTE: If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered  .
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
NOTE: Driver seat is shown, passenger seat is similar.

    ALL SEATS 

  1. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .
  2. Remove the affected seat. For additional information, refer to FRONT SEAT .
  3. Remove the recliner handle screw and the recliner handle.
    Fig 1: Removing Recliner Handle
    G03277572Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    4. SEATS WITH MANUAL LUMBAR 

    NOTE: The lumbar support assembly must be fully relaxed.
    Fig 2: Removing Lumbar Knob
    G03277573Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Relax the lumbar support assembly and remove the lumbar knob.
  5. Remove the two screws and lumbar support adjuster.
    Fig 3: Removing Lumbar Support Adjuster
    G03277574Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    6. NOTE: Note the routing of the lumbar cable.
  6. Disconnect the lumbar support adjuster.
    • To separate the lumbar support adjuster from the lumbar adjustment cable, align the lumbar adjustment cable ball socket in the lumbar support adjuster keyway and bend parts 90 degrees to each other.
      Fig 4: Disconnecting Lumbar Support Adjuster
      G03277575Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    7. ALL SEATS 

  7. Remove the screw on the side shield.
    Fig 5: Removing Side Shield
    G03277576Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the front side shield screw.
    Fig 6: Removing Front Side Shield Screw
    G03277577Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Pull out on the side and the rear of side shield to detach the two clips (one shown).
    Fig 7: Removing Side Shield And Clip
    G03277578Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Release the inboard side rear J-clip.
    Fig 8: Releasing Inboard Side Rear J-Clip
    G03277579Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Release the inboard side bottom J-clip for access to the safety belt buckle pretensioner.
    Fig 9: Releasing Inboard Side Bottom J-Clip
    G03277580Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner cover screw and remove the cover.
    Fig 10: Removing Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioner Cover
    G03277581Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    13. NOTE: Note the routing of the wire harness through the seat for installation.
    Fig 11: Detaching Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioner Wire Harness From Seat Cushion Pan
    G03277582Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Detach the safety belt buckle pretensioner wire harness from the seat cushion pan.
  14. Remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner nut and remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner and wire harness.
    Fig 12: Removing Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioner And Wire Harness
    G03277583Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Remove the outboard rear pin-type retainer and position material to the side.
    Fig 13: Removing Outboard Rear Pin-Type Retainer
    G03277584Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the outboard recliner cable.
    1. Detach the recliner cable from its anchor point.
    2. Swivel the cable end and remove from the recliner retainer.
    3. Remove the cable.
      Fig 14: Removing Outboard Recliner Cable
      G03277585Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  17. Remove the inboard recliner cable.
    1. Detach the recliner cable from its anchor point.
    2. Swivel the cable end and remove from the recliner retainer.
    3. Remove the cable.
      Fig 15: Removing Inboard Recliner Cable
      G03277586Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  18. Remove the two inboard backrest bolts.
    Fig 16: Removing Inboard Backrest
    G03277587Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. Remove the two outboard backrest bolts.
    Fig 17: Removing Outboard Backrest
    G03277588Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    20. NOTE: If equipped, note position of the lumbar cable where it comes through the seat cushion.
  20. Remove the backrest assembly.
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