Rear Seat Center Armrest Removal/Installation

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Fold the rear seat back (RH).
Remove the screw.

Fig 1: Removing/Installing Rear Seat Center Armrest Parts
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Remove the rear center armrest hinge cover in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.

Fig 2: Removing Rear Center Armrest Hinge Cover
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Remove the bolt.

Fig 3: Rear Seat Center Armrest Bolt Location
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Partially peel back the trim of the rear seat center armrest hinge and remove the clip from the rear seat center armrest pin in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.

Fig 4: Removing Clip From Rear Seat Center Armrest Pin
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Remove the rear seat center armrest by pulling the rear seat center armrest pins from the rear seat center armrest hinges.

Fig 5: Rear Seat Center Armrest Location
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Install in the reverse order of removal.