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Seat Backrest - Front, Without Fold Flat: Disassembly

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WARNING: Always carry or place a live air bag module with the air bag and deployment door/trim cover/tear seam pointed away from the body. Do not set a live air bag module down with the deployment door/trim cover/tear seam face down. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
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.
WARNING: If the seat side air bag cover has been damaged or separated from its mounting, or if the air bag material has been exposed, install a new seat side air bag module. Never try to repair the seat side air bag module. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of accidental deployment, do not use any memory saver devices. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death.
NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the restraints control module (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. Position the seat to access all the seat track-to-floor bolts and the safety belt retractor belt anchor nut.
  2. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .
  3. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front .
  4. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front .
  5. Release the backrest trim cover J-clips.
    6. Fig 1: Identifying Backrest Trim Cover J-Clips
    GF0030874Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: RH side shown, LH similar.
  6. Release the LH and RH backrest trim cover tether from the backrest frame.
    7. Fig 2: Identifying LH & RH Backrest Trim Cover Tether
    GF0030875Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Pull out at the bottom and detach the 2 lower hard back panel pin-type retainers.
  8. Slide the hard back panel out of the backrest trim cover.
  9. Remove the head restraint.
    1. Using an appropriate tool, push in the hole, lift up on the head restraint and release one side of the head restraint.
    2. Push the release button and remove the head restraint.
    10. Fig 3: Locating Release Button On Head Restraint
    GF0030876Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    CAUTION: Always install a new slave head restraint guide.
  10. Pull out and remove the master and slave head restraint guides.
    11. CAUTION: When installing, make sure the side air bag module wiring harness is not pinched between the side air bag module and the backrest frame.
    NOTE: When installing the side air bag module, new bolts must be installed.
  11. Remove the side air bag module.
    1. Remove the 2 side air bag module bolts.
      • To install, tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
    2. Remove the side air bag module with wire harness.
      • Detach any side air bag module wire harness retainers.
    12. CAUTION: Use care when separating the backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strips, or the hook-and-loop strips can be torn from the backrest foam pad.
    NOTE: A new heater mat will come attached on a new foam pad.
  12. Remove the backrest trim cover from the backrest foam pad in the following sequence.
    1. Invert the backrest trim cover in an inside out fashion to the wire in the backrest trim cover attached to the clips in the backrest foam pad.
      • Separate the hook-and-loop strips.
    2. Separate the backrest trim cover wire from the clips in the backrest foam pad.
      • If equipped with climate controlled seat, on assembly make sure the climate control seat manifold is in place before snapping the backrest trim cover wire back into the backrest foam pad clips.
    3. Remove the backrest trim cover.
  13. Separate the backrest frame from the backrest foam pad.
    • If equipped with climate controlled seats, on assembly make sure there is no air gap between the backrest thermal electric device (TED) and the backrest foam pad.

    14. Seats with climate control 

  14. Remove the backrest climate control seat manifold from the backrest foam pad.
  15. Separate the wire harness pin-type retainer from the backrest frame, remove the screw, release the 3 clips and remove the TED.

    16. Seats with power lumbar 

  16. Remove the power lumbar assembly in the following sequence.
    1. Disconnect the power lumbar motor.
    2. Release the power lumbar assembly clip at the top of the backrest frame.
    3. Slide the lumbar wire frame up and out at the bottom of the backrest frame.
    4. Remove the power lumbar assembly.

    17. Seats with manual lumbar 

  17. Release the manual lumbar hooks from the backrest frame, route out the manual lumbar cable and remove the manual lumbar assembly.

    18. Seats with power recline 

    CAUTION: The recliners are synchronized. Avoid rotating the recliner shaft until fully installed.
  18. Remove the power recline motor in the following sequence.
    1. Remove the clip from the torque shaft on the power recline motor side.
    2. Slide out and remove the torque shaft.
    3. Remove the power recline motor bolt.
      • To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
    4. Disconnect and remove the power recline motor.
    19. NOTE: Manual recliners are only serviced with the backrest frame. Do not remove the bolts retaining the manual recliners to the backrest frame.
    NOTE: To install a new power recliner, using the torque shaft, rotate both recliners to their front or rear stop.
  19. Remove the 4 bolts and the inboard and outboard power  recliners.
    • To install, tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).

    20. All seats 

  20. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
  21. Install the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front .
  22. Install the front seat and repower the SRS. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time.  For additional information, refer to Seat - Front .

    23. Passenger seat 

  23. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test and prove out the SRS. For additional information, refer to the General Procedures portion of SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .
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