Front Seat Cushion - Driver: Notes

WARNING: Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an air bag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.

WARNING: After deployment, the air bag surface can contain deposits of sodium hydroxide, a product of the gas generant combustion that is irritating to the skin. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.

WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.

WARNING: Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE: If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be disabled.

NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.

NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

NOTE: If a side air bag deployment took place, the seatback pad, trim cover and side air bag module must be replaced. The seatback frame should be replaced if necessary.

Remove the driver seat and disable the SRS. For additional information, refer to DRIVER SEAT .
- When servicing only the power seat switch, disable the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Disabling and Activating in AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .

Disassemble the parts in the order listed in the following illustration and table.

PARTS REMOVING SEQUENCE

Part	Steps
Front seat backrest	2-14
Front seat cushion trim cover	2-14, 17-18
Power seat switch	1-6,15-16
Climate controlled seat module	34-36
Heated seat module	23-24
Seat track, power seat motors	2-14, 17,28,31,34-47
Thermal electric device (TED)	2-14, 17-19,26-30
Climate controlled seat blower	29, 31-33

Fig 1: Front Seat Cushion - Driver Components Removal Sequence

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.
Install the driver seat and activate the SRS. For additional information, refer to DRIVER SEAT .