Front Seat: Installation

Bring the front seat inside the vehicle.
Connect the connectors located under the front seat.
Connect the ground terminal to battery sensor. Ref. to REPAIR CONTENTS>REPAIR CONTENTS>NOTE>BATTERY .
NOTE: For the hybrid model, connect the battery negative terminal.
Install the seat assembly.
CAUTION:
- Install the front seat with low head bolts. Use a suitable tool to prevent bolt damage.
- Tighten the slide rail assembly installing bolts in the order as shown in the figure, in several steps by gradually increasing the torque until they reach the specified torque.
Fig 1: Slide Rail Assembly Bolts Tightening Sequence
Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.

Tightening torque:

53 N.m (5.4 kgf-m, 39.1 ft-lb)
Install the headrest assembly - front.
Perform [Rezeroing] for the occupant detection system. Ref. to OCCUPANT DETECTION (DIAGNOSTICS)>REZERO .