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Front Seat: 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.

    ALL SEATS 

  1. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .
  2. Position the seat to its forward most position.

    3. 40 PERCENT SEAT 

  3. Remove the rear bolts.
    Fig 1: Removing Rear Bolts
    G03277508Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Position the seat to its rearmost position.
  5. Remove the front bolts.
    Fig 2: Removing Front Bolts
    G03277509Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Disconnect the safety belt buckle pretensioner electrical connector.
    Fig 3: Disconnecting Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioner Electrical Connector
    G03277510Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Remove the 40 percent seat.

    8. 60 PERCENT SEAT 

  8. Pull up and slide the safety belt buckle bolt cover up the safety belt.
    Fig 4: Removing Safety Belt Buckle Bolt Cover
    G03277511Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Using the special tool 501-010, remove the safety belt buckle bolt.
    Fig 5: Removing Safety Belt Buckle Bolt
    G03277512Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the rear bolts.
    Fig 6: Removing Rear Bolts
    G03277513Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Position the seat to its rearward most position.
  12. Remove the front bolts.
    Fig 7: Removing Front Bolts
    G03277514Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    13. NOTE: The SuperCab and Regular Cab safety belts route differently. Note belt position for correct installation.
    Fig 8: Routing Center Safety Belt Buckle Through Locating Strap
    G03277515Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Route the center safety belt buckle through the locating strap on the side of the seat.
  14. Disconnect the safety belt pretensioner electrical connector.
    Fig 9: Disconnecting Safety Belt Pretensioner Electrical Connector
    G03277516Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Remove the 60 percent seat from the vehicle.
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