Seat Backrest Front: Installation

All seats 

• 1.
  
  Position the backrest assembly to the seat track and install the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts.
  • Route the manual lumbar cable (if equipped).
  • Tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).

• 2.
  
  Route the wire harnesses, connect the electrical connectors and attach the retainers for the following parts. For correct front passenger seat cushion wire harness routing, refer to Seat Wire Harness Routing - Front Passenger Cushion .
  • The side air bag module.
  • The power lumbar motor (if equipped).
  • The power recline motor (if equipped).
  • The TED (if equipped).
  • The backrest heater mat (if equipped).

Passenger seat with fold-flat backrest 

• 3.
  
  Install the Z-fitting to the RH fold-flat recliner and attach the recliner cable casing.

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• 4.
  
  Install the Z-fitting to the LH fold-flat recliner and attach the recliner cable casing.

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• 5.
  
  Adjust the fold-flat recliner cable in the following sequence.

  • 1.
    
    Release the fold-flat recliner cable locking clip, allowing the cable to self adjust.

  • 2.
    
    Position the backrest upright, locking the recliners in place.

  • 3.
    
    Apply force to the backrest, verifying the recliners are locked in place.

  • 4.
    
    Lock the locking clip back in place.

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All seats 

• 6.
  
  If equipped, install the manual lumbar adjuster in the following sequence.

  • 1.
    
    Install the manual lumbar cable to the manual lumbar adjuster.

  • 2.
    
    Position the manual lumbar adjuster to the bracket.

  • 3.
    
    Install the manual lumbar adjuster bracket screw.

• 7.
  
  Position the recliner side shield and install the screw and scrivet.

• 8.
  
  Install the cushion side shield in the following sequence.

  • 1.
    
    Position the side shield to the seat and connect the seat control switch electrical connector (if equipped).

  • 2.
    
    Slide the cushion side shield rearward to engage the cushion side shield retainer to the seat track bracket.

  • 3.
    
    If equipped with power seat track, slide the cushion side shield down in the rear to engage the retainer.

  • 4.
    
    Install the cushion side shield screw(s).

  • 5.
    
    Install the manual lumbar handle (if equipped).

  • 6.
    
    Install the manual height adjust handle (if equipped).

  • 7.
    
    Position the clip on the manual recline handle and install the manual recline handle (if equipped).

• 9.
  
  Install the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front .