Front Seats

POWER, FOUR-WAY
The driver power front seat tracks have the following features:
- Seat regulator control switch and housing
- Seat regulator motor and gear housing
- Vertical drive gears
- Horizontal rack-and-pinion drives
- System wiring and circuit protection

The seat regulator control switch allows movement of pinion the seat up, down, forward or rearward as follows:
- Push the seat regulator control switch knob in the direction of travel to actuate the power seat regulator motors and move the seat in the desired direction.

The mechanical portion of the front seat track in the horizontal drive has the following features:
- A rack-and-pinion drive is located on each front seat track.
- The pinion housing and seat regulator motor is attached to the movable section of the front seat track.
- When the seat regulator control switch is actuated, the horizontal armature is energized and the horizontal drive units are activated.
- The seat is then moved forward or rearward by the pinion gears traveling in a rack on each lower track section.

The vertical drive operates as follows:
- Worm gear and sector gear mechanisms are used.
- The drive unit is located in the transmission case.
- When the seat regulator control switch is actuated, the vertical armature is energized and vertical drive units activated.
- The seat is then moved up or down by the sector gears.

Each seat regulator motor is protected by a circuit breaker mounted in each seat regulator motor armature.

The seat regulator motors and transmission are serviced as a unit.

Circuit Protection
Circuit protection to the power seats is provided by the POWER SEAT (25A) fuse in the power distribution box.

MANUAL RECLINER
The seat back can be reclined rearward for optimum occupant comfort. The reclining seat back is adjusted by a release handle on the outboard side of the front seat cushion pad.

The recliner mechanism operates as follows:
- To recline the front seat back, lift up and hold the lever located on the lower side of the seat. Lean against the seat back to tilt it backward.
- To return the seat back, lift handle and remove body pressure from the seat back. The springs will return the seat to an upright position.
- When the desired degree of tilt is reached, lock the seat in position by releasing the lever.

The front seat back latch is modular and does not require adjustments. Do not lubricate the front seat back latch system. Lubricating the mechanism will adversely affect free rotation of the locking arms.

NOTE: The front seat back latch is a modular design and the individual components cannot be serviced or replaced independently.

If a front seat back latch or component is non-functional or damaged, the entire front seat back latch must be replaced.