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Seat Cushion Cover - Front

SEAT CUSHION COVER - FRONT

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Removal and Installation

WARNING:
- Never probe the electrical connectors on safety belt buckle/retractor pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of the safety belt pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
- Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, safety canopy or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
- Make sure the front passenger seat repair is complete, the seat and all attached components (head restraint, seat side shield, etc.) are correctly assembled, and the seat is correctly installed to the vehicle before carrying out the System Reset. Failure to follow these instructions may result in incorrect operation of the occupant classification sensor (OCS) system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

CAUTION: Do not install a new heater mat on a front passenger seat cushion, it is not serviceable separately. If a new cushion heater mat is needed on the front passenger seat, an occupant classification sensor (OCS) system service kit equipped with a heater mat must be installed. Failure to follow this instruction may result in incorrect operation of the OCS system. Refer to Air Bag Systems for the OCS removal and installation procedure.

NOTE:
- Occupant classification sensor (OCS) system components (seat wiring harness, seat cushion foam pad, bladder with pressure sensor and occupant classification system module [OCSM]) are calibrated to each other and are serviced as an assembly. The OCS system components are not to be installed separately. If a new OCS system, OCS system component or seat cushion foam pad are needed, an OCS system service kit (seat cushion foam pad, bladder with pressure sensor, seat wiring harness and OCSM) must be installed as an assembly.
- To identify between a production OCS system and an OCS system service kit, inspect the OCSM electrical connector.

A production OCS system allows the disconnection of the OCSM electrical connector.

An OCS system service kit has the electrical connector glued to the module, it cannot and should not be disconnected or altered.

- The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the restraint control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

All seats
1. Remove the seat.
2. Remove the recliner lever cover.
- Pull up on the recliner lever to access the locking tab behind the recliner lever cover.
- Release the locking tab and remove the recliner lever cover.

3. If equipped, remove the seat height adjust handle.
- Remove the cover and seat height adjust handle screw.
- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).

4. NOTE: Return any detached retainer clips to the cushion side shield and any U-nuts to the seat track before installation.

Remove the cushion side shield.
- Remove the 2 screws.
- Release the side and rear retainer clips.

5. Detach the 2 backrest trim cover elastic straps at the rear of the cushion frame.
6. Release all the cushion trim cover J-clips and detach the 2 cushion trim cover elastic straps at the rear of the cushion frame.
7. Route the seat cushion trim cover rear flap through the seat bight line and invert the seat cushion trim cover to expose the hog rings.
8. Remove the 2 hog rings attaching the seat cushion trim cover rear flaps to the foam pad.
9. Remove all remaining hog rings and remove the seat cushion trim cover.
10. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
11. Install the seat. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time.

Passenger seat

12. WARNING: Make sure the front passenger seat repair is complete, the seat and all attached components (head restraint, seat side shield, etc.) are correctly assembled, and the seat is correctly installed to the vehicle before carrying out the System Reset. Failure to follow these instructions may result in incorrect operation of the occupant classification sensor (OCS) system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

CAUTION: To prevent system failure, the following precautions must be taken before carrying out the occupant classification sensor (OCS) system reset:
- Make sure the voltage to the occupant classification system module (OCSM) is above 8.0 volts and less than 18.0 volts.
- Make sure the OCS system is not at a temperature below 6°C (42°F) or above 36°C (97°F) when initiating the OCS system reset process. If the vehicle has been exposed to extreme cold or hot temperatures, the vehicle must be exposed and kept at a temperature within the limits, 6°C to 36°C (42°F to 97°F) for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Make sure nothing is present on the passenger seat before carrying out the OCS system reset and nothing is placed on the seat during the process.
- Make sure a minimum 8-second time period has passed after cycling the ignition switch ON before carrying out the OCS system reset process.

NOTE: If the first attempt to carry out the OCS system reset is unsuccessful, carry out a thorough visual inspection of the:
- OCS system wiring.
- terminals.
- connectors.
- related seat wiring harness, body wiring harness terminals and connectors.

After the visual inspection, carry out a second OCS system reset attempt. If the second attempt is unsuccessful, a new OCS system service kit must be installed.

Carry out the OCS system reset active command.

13. NOTE: The ignition switch must be cycled after the OCS system reset.

Cycle the ignition switch OFF, then ON.

All seats
14. Prove out the SRS as follows:

Turn the ignition key from ON to OFF. Wait 10 seconds, then turn the key back to ON and visually monitor the air bag warning indicator with the air bag modules installed. The air bag warning indicator will light continuously for approximately 6 seconds and then turn off. If an air bag SRS fault is present, the air bag warning indicator will:

- fail to light.
- remain lit continuously.
- flash at a 5Hz rate (RCM not configured).

The air bag warning indicator might not light until approximately 30 seconds after the ignition switch has been turned from the OFF to the ON position. This is the time required for the RCM to complete the testing of the SRS. If the air bag warning indicator is inoperative and a SRS fault exists, a chime will sound in a pattern of 5 sets of 5 beeps. If this occurs, the air bag warning indicator and any SRS fault discovered must be diagnosed and repaired.

Clear all RCM and OCSM DTCs using a scan tool.
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