Seat Cushion - Front: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Lincoln MKX and 2014 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
Never probe the electrical connectors on airbag, Safety Canopy or side air curtain assemblies. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these assemblies, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
NOTE:
The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the correct RCM
fuse is removed and the ignition is ON.
NOTE:
The SRS
must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
NOTE:
Driver seat shown in illustration, passenger similar.
All seats
- Remove the front seat cushion. Refer to SEAT CUSHION - FRONT .
- Release the cushion trim cover retainers from the cushion frame and remove the cushion trim cover and cushion foam pad.
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NOTE: Use care when separating the cushion trim cover from the hook-and-loop strips, or the hook-andloop strips can be torn from the cushion foam pad.
Remove the cushion trim cover from the cushion foam pad in the following sequence.
- Separate the hook-and-loop strips.
- Separate the cushion trim cover wire retainer from the clips in the cushion foam pad.
- For vehicles with climate controlled seat, on assembly make sure the climate control seat manifold is in place before snapping the cushion trim cover wire retainer back into the cushion foam pad.
Seats with climate control
- Remove the cushion climate control seat manifold from the cushion foam pad.
- Remove the cushion TED -to-climate control seat cushion adapter screw and remove the TED .
- Release the clips and remove the cushion TED
adapter from the cushion frame.
All seats
- Release the retainers from the cushion frame and remove the cushion support.
- To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
- For correct front passenger seat cushion wire harness routing, refer to SEAT WIRE HARNESS ROUTING - FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION .