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Seat Backrest - Front, With Fold Flat: Disassembly

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WARNING: Always wear eye protection when servicing a vehicle. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
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: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side air bags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE: If a side air bag deployment took place, a new side air bag module and bolt must be installed. A new side air bag module bracket on the backrest frame should be inspected and installed if necessary.
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the correct restraints control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON.
NOTE: The supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

All seats 

  1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front .
  2. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front, With Fold Flat .
  3. Detach the side air bag bolt cover.
  4. Remove the bolt, lift up and out to separate the side air bag module from the seat backrest.
  5. Slide and disengage the side air bag module electrical connector locking clip, release the tab and disconnect the side air bag module electrical connector.
  6. Remove the 4 recliner-to-backrest frame bolts and remove the recliners.
  7. Remove the head restraint in the following sequence.
    1. Using an appropriate tool, push in the hole while lifting up and release the head restraint from the head restraint guide.
    2. Push in on the head restraint guide release tab and remove the head restraint.
    8. Fig 1: Identifying Head Restraint Guide Release Tabs
    GF0026338Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Release the outer and inner backrest trim cover lower J-clips.
    9. Fig 2: Locating Outer And Inner Backrest Trim Cover Lower J-Clips
    GF0028320Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Separate the hook-and-loop strips on each side, at the bottom of the backrest trim cover.
    10. CAUTION: Use care when separating the backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the backrest foam pad.
  10. Place a hand between the backrest trim cover and backrest foam pad and carefully separate the hook-and-loop strips.
  11. Invert the backrest trim cover to the hog rings.
  12. Remove the hog rings attaching the backrest trim cover to the backrest foam pad in front and the backrest frame wire in the rear.
    • Feed the side air bag and heated seat (if equipped) wire harnesses through the side of the backrest trim cover.
  13. Invert the backrest trim cover up as far as it will go.
  14. Remove the pin-type retainers and the hard back panel.
    15. NOTE: The head restraint guides are not interchangeable. Note location for installation.
  15. Reach up into the backrest and squeeze the head restraint guide ends together to release. Pull the 2 head restraint guides out of the backrest frame.
    16. Fig 3: Removing Head Restraint Guides From Backrest Frame
    GF0028321Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the backrest trim cover.
  17. Separate the backrest frame from the backrest foam pad.
  18. Release the 2 static lumbar spring clips from the backrest frame and remove the static lumbar assembly.
  19. Remove the 2 nuts and side air bag mounting bracket.

    20. Seats with heat 

  20. If necessary, remove the backrest heater mat from the backrest foam pad.
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