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Disassembly [12/2013 - 11/2015]: Procedure

  1. REMOVE SEAT POSITION AIRBAG SENSOR (for Driver Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 6

  2. REMOVE OCCUPANT DETECTION ECU (for Front Passenger Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2

  3. REMOVE SEAT HEATER CONTROL SUB-ASSEMBLY (w/ Seat Heater System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3

  4. REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER BELT ASSEMBLY (for Driver Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2

  5. REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER BELT ASSEMBLY (for Front Passenger Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 3

  6. DISCONNECT SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER (w/o Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Disconnect the rubber band of the separate type front seatback cover.
      GTY425960Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  7. DISCONNECT SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER (w/ Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Disengage the 2 hooks to disconnect the 2 rubber bands of the separate type front seatback cover.
      GTY425963Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  8. REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD (for Driver Side) 
    1. Disengage the claw and 3 guides.
      GTY425939Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disengage the claw and guide to remove the front seat inner cushion shield.
      GTY425940Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  9. REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER CUSHION SHIELD (for Front Passenger Side) 
    1. Disengage the claw and 4 guides.
      GTY425936Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disengage the claw and guide to remove the front seat inner cushion shield.
      GTY425938Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  10. REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD (for Driver Side) 
    1. GTY425934Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

      Disengage the claw and 3 guides.

    2. Disengage the 2 guides.
      GTY425943Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    3. Disengage the claw.
      GTY425942Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    4. Disengage the 2 claws and clip to separate the front seat cushion shield.
      GTY425941Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    5. Disengage the 3 claws and open the wire harness cover.
      GTY429765Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    6. Disengage the 2 clamps.
      GTY446786Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      Wire Harness Guide
    7. Separate the wire harness from the wire harness guide.
    8. w/o Seat Position Memory System:
      GTY429753Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      1. Disconnect the connector from the front power seat switch.
    9. w/ Seat Position Memory System:
      GTY429751Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      1. Disconnect the 2 connectors from the position control ECU and switch assembly.
    10. Disconnect the connector from the front lumbar power seat switch.
      GTY429755Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    11. w/ Variable Seat Cushion System:
      1. GTY451693Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

        Disconnect the connector from the variable cushion switch.

  11. REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION SHIELD (for Front Passenger Side) 
    1. GTY423558Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

      Disengage the claw and 4 guides.

    2. Disengage the 2 guides.
      GTY450346Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    3. Disengage the claw.
      GTY423565Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    4. Disengage the 2 claws and clip to separate the front seat cushion shield.
      GTY423575Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    5. Disengage the 3 claws and open the wire harness cover.
      GTY423569Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    6. Disengage the 2 clamps.
      GTY455625Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      Wire Harness Guide
    7. Separate the wire harness from the wire harness guide.
    8. Disconnect the connector from the front power seat switch.
      GTY423567Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  12. REMOVE FRONT SEAT INNER NO. 1 CUSHION SHIELD 
    1. w/ Variable Seat Cushion System:
      1. GTY423566Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

        Disengage the hook.

    2. Remove the 2 screws.
      GTY451694Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    3. Disengage the claw and clip to separate the front seat inner No. 1 cushion shield.
    4. Disengage the clamp.
      GTY429754Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  13. REMOVE SLIDE AND VERTICAL POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB 
    1. Using a moulding remover, disengage the 4 claws to remove the slide and vertical power seat switch knob.
      GTY429748Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  14. REMOVE RECLINING POWER SEAT SWITCH KNOB 
    1. Using a moulding remover, disengage the 4 claws to remove the reclining power seat switch knob.
      GTY429750Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  15. REMOVE FRONT POWER SEAT SWITCH (w/o Seat Position Memory System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8

  16. REMOVE POSITION CONTROL ECU AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY (w/ Seat Position Memory System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 7

  17. REMOVE FRONT LUMBAR POWER SEAT SWITCH (for Driver Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 8

  18. REMOVE SEAT VARIABLE CUSHION SWITCH (w/ Variable Seat Cushion System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 5

  19. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK ASSEMBLY 
    1. Disengage the 2 hooks.
      GTY429734Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disconnect the connector.
      GTY429712Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    3. Disengage the clamp.
    4. Disengage the fastener and separate the front seat airbag assembly wire harness.
      GTY449567Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      Fastener
    5. Disengage the claw and 3 clamps to separate the front seat airbag assembly wire harness.
      GTY429730Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    6. w/ Seat Heater System:
      1. Disconnect the connector.
        GTY451688Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      2. Disengage the clamp.
    7. Remove the 4 bolts.
      GTY429728Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    8. Disengage the 4 guides to remove the separate type front seatback assembly from the separate type front seat cushion assembly.
  20. REMOVE FRONT SEAT HEADREST SUPPORT ASSEMBLY 
    1. Remove the 5 hog rings.
      GTY429727Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the 3 hog rings.
      GTY429718Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    3. Remove the 2 hog rings.
      GTY447873Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    4. Turn back the separate type front seatback cover.
      GTY429716Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    5. Remove the 2 nuts and disengage the 3 brackets.
      GTY440728Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      *a Bracket
    6. w/ Climate Control Seat System:
      1. Disengage the 2 claws to separate the seatback climate control blower from the separate type front seatback pad.
        GTY429715Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    7. Disengage each claw and remove the 2 front seat headrest support assemblies.
      GTY429714Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  21. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER WITH PAD 
    1. Remove the separate type front seatback cover with pad.
  22. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEATBACK COVER 
    1. Remove the 4 hog rings.
      GTY429701Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the 2 hog rings to remove the separate type front seatback cover from the separate type front seatback pad.
      GTY429678Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  23. REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK HEATER ASSEMBLY (w/ Seat Heater System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 5

  24. REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 14

  25. REMOVE SEATBACK CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER (w/ Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Disconnect the connector.
      GTY429673Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the clip.
    3. Disengage the 4 hooks to remove the seatback climate control blower.
      GTY429675Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  26. REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK EDGE PROTECTOR 
    1. Disengage each claw to remove the 2 front seatback edge protectors.
      GTY449496Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  27. REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK HOOK 
    1. Disengage the 2 claws.
      GTY429676Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the 2 front seatback hooks from the separate type front seatback spring assembly.
      GTY429677Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  28. REMOVE FRONT SEAT NO. 2 WIRE 
    1. Disconnect each connector and disengage each clamp to remove the front seat No. 2 wire.
  29. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER WITH PAD (for Driver Side) 
    1. w/ Seat Heater System:
      1. Disengage the 3 clamps.
        GTY451677Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. w/o Variable Seat Cushion System:
      GTY429681Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      1. Disengage the 10 hooks to remove the separate type front seat cushion cover with pad.
    3. w/ Variable Seat Cushion System:
      1. Disengage the 2 fasteners.
        GTY444758Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
        Fastener
      2. Disengage the 4 hooks.
        GTY451679Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      3. Disengage the 4 hooks.
        GTY429686Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      4. Disengage the 6 hooks.
        GTY429687Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      5. Turn back the separate type front seat cushion cover with pad.
        GTY429684Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      6. Remove the 4 hog rings and separate type front seat cushion cover with pad.
        GTY451678Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  30. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER WITH PAD (for Front Passenger Side) 
    1. w/ Seat Heater System:
      1. Disengage the 3 clamps.
        GTY427506Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disengage the 14 hooks to remove the separate type front seat cushion cover with pad.
      GTY429665Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  31. REMOVE SEPARATE TYPE FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER 
    1. w/o Variable Seat Cushion System:
      1. Remove the 5 hog rings.
        GTY450351Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      2. Remove the 18 hog rings and separate type front seat cushion cover from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
        GTY451673Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. w/ Variable Seat Cushion System:
      1. Remove the 2 hog rings.
        GTY429698Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      2. Remove the 18 hog rings and separate type front seat cushion cover from the separate type front seat cushion pad.
        GTY451673Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  32. REMOVE FRONT SEAT CUSHION HEATER ASSEMBLY (w/ Seat Heater System) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 5

  33. REMOVE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG SUB-ASSEMBLY RH (for Front Passenger Side) 

    Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 9

  34. REMOVE SEAT CUSHION CLIMATE CONTROL DUCT (w/ Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Disengage the 2 claws and remove the seat cushion climate control duct from the seat cushion climate control blower assembly.
      GTY429656Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  35. REMOVE SEAT CUSHION CLIMATE CONTROL BRACKET (w/ Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Remove the 2 screws and seat cushion climate control bracket from the seat cushion climate control blower assembly.
      GTY429658Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  36. REMOVE SEAT CUSHION CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER ASSEMBLY (w/ Climate Control Seat System) 
    1. Disconnect the connector.
      GTY429657Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disengage the 2 hooks to remove the seat cushion climate control blower assembly.
      GTY451672Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  37. REMOVE FRONT SEAT LOWER CUSHION SHIELD LH (for Driver Side) 
    1. GTY429659Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

      Remove the screw.

    2. Disengage the hook as shown in the illustration.
    3. Disengage the clip to remove the front seat lower cushion shield LH.
  38. REMOVE FRONT SEAT LOWER CUSHION SHIELD RH (for Driver Side) 

    HINT: 

    Use the same procedure as for the LH side.

  39. REMOVE LH SEAT FRONT SEAT CUSHION EDGE PROTECTOR LH (for Driver Side) 
    1. GTY429663Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

      Disengage the 3 claws and guide to remove the LH seat front seat cushion edge protector LH.

  40. REMOVE LH SEAT FRONT SEAT CUSHION EDGE PROTECTOR RH (for Driver Side) 

    HINT: 

    Use the same procedure as for the LH side.

  41. REMOVE RH SEAT FRONT SEAT CUSHION EDGE PROTECTOR LH (for Front Passenger Side) 
    1. GTY429669Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002

      Disengage the 3 claws and guide to remove the RH seat front seat cushion edge protector LH.

  42. REMOVE RH SEAT FRONT SEAT CUSHION EDGE PROTECTOR RH (for Front Passenger Side) 

    HINT: 

    Use the same procedure as for the LH side.

  43. REMOVE NO. 1 SEAT WIRE (for Front Passenger Side) 
    1. Disconnect each connector and disengage each clamp to remove the No. 1 seat wire.
  44. REMOVE FRONT SEAT WIRE 
    1. Disconnect each connector and disengage each clamp to remove the front seat wire.
  45. REMOVE SEAT ADJUSTER COVER CAP 
    1. Remove the 2 seat adjuster cover caps.
      GTY429670Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002