Rear Seat

REAR SEAT

Rear Seat:

REMOVAL

CAUTION:
- Airbag system satellite safing sensor is located under the rear seat cushion center. Read the cautions and warnings indicated in the AB section before removing the rear seat.
- The airbag system is fitted with a backup power supply. After disconnecting the battery ground cable, the airbag may deploy if you do not wait for 20 seconds before starting the service of airbag system.

1. Remove the cap behind the seat table and disconnect the connector. (Models with seat table)
2. Remove the bolt. (Models with seat table)







3. Remove the hooks while lifting up the rear seat cushion.
- Without seat table







- With seat table







CAUTION: If a vehicle side hook is detached when removing the rear seat cushion (the hook remains on the seat cushion), always replace the hook with a new one.







4. Remove the hook (A) by pushing it back while lifting the front side of the seat cushion, and remove the seat cushion.







5. Remove the headrest, and then tilt the backrest forward.
6. Remove the luggage floor mat.
7. Turn over the mat and remove the bolts.







8. Remove the backrest from hinge assembly LH (hinge assembly RH).







NOTE: The backrest cannot be detached while the hinge assembly side and the backrest pin are not aligned.

9. Remove the reclining button.

CAUTION: Use the following procedures to remove the reclining button. Damage to the reclining button may result if the procedures are not followed correctly.

1. Remove the weather strip, and insert a flat tip screwdriver into the rear of the rear seat backrest shoulder.
2. Press the tab on the rear side of the reclining button downwards and remove the reclining button.

CAUTION: Do not press strongly on the button tab. Pressing with excessive force may break the tab.










NOTE:
- Direct a light from under the rear seat backrest shoulder to easily identify the tab position.
- The LH side is left and right symmetrical.

10. Remove the nut, and remove the seat backrest shoulder.







INSTALLATION
1. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque: Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description".

2. Check the routing of the seat belt.