Side Airbag: Removal

WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side airbags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side airbag deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.

NOTE: LH seat shown, RH seat similar.

All seats

Remove the front seat. Refer to: Front Seat .
NOTE: Power seats shown, others similar.

Detach the electrical connector retainers and position the wire harnesses aside.

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Detach the backrest cover straps and position the backrest cover upward.

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1. Remove the pin-type retainers.
2. Detach the hook-and-loop strips.
3. Lift the backrest cover flap.
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Vehicles without police seats
Remove the backrest cover insert.

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Vehicles with police seats
Detach the hook-and-loop strips and open the backrest trim cover flap.

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Remove the stab shield.

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All seats
Position the front seat backrest cover.
1. Release the J-clip.
2. Position the backrest cover from between the seat cushion and backrest cushion.
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NOTE: Non-police seat shown, police seat similar.
1. NOTE: Use care when separating the backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strips or the hook-and-loop strips may be torn from the backrest foam.
  
  Release the hook-and-loop strips.
2. Invert the backrest cover up to access the rear J-clips.
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Remove the pin-type retainers from the deployment chute wrap and begin feeding it through the backrest foam.

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Pull the deployment chute wrap out of the backrest foam.

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Vehicles without police seats
Lift the backrest cover and release the J-clips from the lumbar wires and backrest frame.

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All seats
Remove the side airbag nuts
Torque: 58 lb.in (6.5 Nm)

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1. Disconnect the side airbag electrical connector.
2. Remove the side airbag with deployment chute.
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NOTE: Follow the unique instructions or graphic for this step in the installation.

Remove the side airbag from the deployment chute.

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