Front Seat Backrest Cover - Vehicles With: Multi-Contour Seats: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2021 Ford F-150. 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 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:
Driver seat shown, passenger seat similar.
- Remove the side airbag. Refer to: Side Airbag .
- Remove the front head restraint guide sleeves. Refer to: Front Head Restraint Guide Sleeve .
- Remove the front seat backrest blower motor. Refer to: Front Seat Backrest Blower Motor .
- Detach the front seat backrest cover upper J-clip.
- Disconnect the front seat backrest heater mat electrical connector.
- Remove the front seat backrest cover and foam as an assembly.
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NOTE: This step is necessary only when installing a new component.
Remove the front seat backrest cover.
- Invert the front seat backrest cover.
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NOTE: Use care when separating the front seat backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strips, or the hook-and-loop strips can be torn from the front seat backrest foam.
Release the hook-and-loop strips.
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NOTE: Use care when separating the front seat backrest cover from the hook-and-arrows, or the hooks can be torn from the front seat backrest foam.
Release the hook-and-arrows.