Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Mercury Milan, 2011 Lincoln MKZ, and 2011 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side air bags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING:
Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, Safety Canopy® or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
- Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to SEAT BACKREST - FRONT in this service information.
- Remove the 2 head restraint guide sleeves. For additional information, refer to HEAD RESTRAINT GUIDE SLEEVE in this service information.
- Detach the 2 pin-type retainers and trim cover flaps from the recliners.
- Disengage the backrest cover lower J-strips.
- Invert the backrest cover up the backrest, remove all rows of hog rings (if equipped) from the front of the backrest trim cover and separate the hook-and-loop strips.
- Remove the backrest cover rear upper hog rings.
- To install, make sure the climate controlled seat backrest manifold is correctly aligned to the foam pad, if equipped.
- Separate any remaining hook-and-loop strips, invert up and remove the backrest cover.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
NOTE:
Use care when separating the backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the backrest foam pad.