Front Seat: Removal

CAUTION: Before handling the airbag system components, refer to "CAUTION" of "General Description" in "AIRBAG SYSTEM". Ref. to AIRBAG SYSTEM>General Description>CAUTION .

Turn the ignition switch to OFF.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery and wait for at least 60 seconds before starting work. Ref. to NOTE>NOTE>BATTERY .
NOTE:
- For model with battery sensor, disconnect the ground terminal from battery sensor.
- For models with power seat, lift the seating face before removing the seat.
- For the power seat, remove the slide rail installing bolt before removing the battery ground.
Remove the headrest assembly - front.
Remove the slide rail assembly installing bolt.
1. Tilt the backrest assembly forward and move the front seat to the mid point on the slide rail.
2. Remove the bolts on the front side of the front seat.
3. Remove the cover - bolt rear.
  1. While spreading the tip of the cover - bolt rear OUT side to side, pull it out toward you to remove.
  2. Remove the cover - bolt rear INN.
  NOTE:
  - Firmly push in the cover - bolt rear INN at the point shown in the figure until a clicking sound is heard and remove it.
  - If it is difficult to remove, release the claw using a flat tip screwdriver wrapped with protection tape while pushing the point shown in the figure to remove.
4. Remove the bolts on the rear side of the front seat.
  
  Fig 1: Locating Bolts On Rear Side Of Front Seat
  Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
5. Disconnect the connector under the front seat.
  CAUTION: For the power seat, check that the battery ground cable is disconnected. If not, disconnect the battery ground cable and wait for 60 seconds or more.
  - Seat belt warning light connector
  - Occupant detection system harness connector (passenger's seat) Ref. to OCCUPANT DETECTION(DIAGNOSTICS)>Airbag Connector>PROCEDURE>OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (BETWEEN AIRBAG REAR HARNESS AND SEAT HARNESS) .
  - Side airbag connector Ref. to AIRBAG SYSTEM>Airbag Connector>PROCEDURE>SIDE AIRBAG MODULE .
  - Seat heater connector (model with seat heater)
  - Power seat connector (model with power seats)
Take out the front seat from the vehicle.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the body.