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Seat Backrest - Front: Disassembly

WARNING: Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an airbag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING: Carry a live side air bag module with the air bag and tear seam pointed away from your body. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING: Do not set a live side air bag module down on the cover tear seam. 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: Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.
WARNING: Side air bag modules with damaged covers must be installed new.
WARNING: Front seat back trim covers installed on seats equipped with side air bags cannot be repaired; they are to be installed new (cleaning is permissible).
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
NOTE: If a side air bag deployment took place, new backrest foam pad, trim cover, side air bag module, bracket and nuts, and U-nuts and bolts must be installed. A new seat back frame should be installed new if necessary.
NOTE: : The plastic rivets attaching the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners are one-time use rivets and must be installed new when the front seat backrest cover is removed or installed new.
NOTE: If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered. 
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the restraints 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.
NOTE: If a driver or passenger seat backrest heated seat element is faulty, a new seat backrest foam pad must be installed with the heated seat element. Do not reuse the original seat backrest foam pad.
NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

All seats 

  1. Position the seat to gain access to the seat track-to-floor nuts and bolts.
  2. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .
  3. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front .
  4. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front .
  5. Remove the head restraint.
    1. Position the head restraint as high as it will go.
    2. Using an appropriate tool, push through the hole on the inboard side of the head restraint guide and release the head restraint.
      • Hold the head restraint up so it does not engage back into the head restraint guide.
    3. Release the head restraint guide on the other side and remove the head restraint.
    6. Fig 1: Identifying Head Restraint
    GF0014771Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: : The plastic rivets attaching the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners are one-time use rivets and must be installed new when the front seat backrest cover is removed or a new cover is installed.
  6. Remove the plastic rivets attaching the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners.
  7. Remove the backrest recliner release bezel screw. Slide down, pull and remove the backrest recliner release bezel and backrest recliner release handle.
  8. Release the outer J-strip at the bottom of the backrest trim cover.
    9. Fig 2: Locating Front Seat Backrest Trim Cover J-Clip
    GF0014781Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Release the inner J-strip at the bottom of the backrest trim cover.
    10. WARNING: Front seat back trim covers installed on seats equipped with side air bags cannot be repaired, new trim covers are to be installed. Cleaning is permissible.
    WARNING: To correctly retain the backrest trim cover and allow correct deployment of the seat side air bag module, make sure to install 2 hog rings to attach the backrest trim cover wire to the listing wire in each foam pad window. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury in the event of a seat side air bag module deployment.
    CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat cushion trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip. The hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the seat cushion foam.
  10. Invert the backrest trim cover upward and remove the first row of hog rings.
    1. Place a hand between the backrest trim cover and backrest foam pad, and carefully separate the hook-and-loop strips.
    2. Remove the 2 hog rings per window.
    11. Fig 3: Locating Hog Rings
    GF0014772Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Invert the backrest trim cover upward and remove the second row of hog rings.
    1. Place a hand between the backrest trim cover and backrest foam pad, and carefully separate the hook-and-loop strips.
    2. Remove the 2 hog rings per window.
    12. Fig 4: Locating Hog Rings
    GF0014772Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Invert the backrest trim cover to the top of the backrest.
    13. NOTE: The head restraint guides are not interchangeable.
  13. Release and remove the 2 head restraint guides.
  14. Remove the backrest trim cover.
  15. Remove the backrest foam pad from the backrest frame.

    16. Seats with side air bags 

  16. Remove the side air bag module.
    • Release the side air bag module wire harness pin-type retainers from the backrest frame.
      • Note wire harness routing for assembly.
    • Remove the side air bag module bracket-to-backrest frame bolts.
    • Remove the side air bag module with wire harness.
    17. Fig 5: Identifying Side Air Bag Module Bracket-To-Backrest Frame Bolts
    GF0014782Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    All seats 

    NOTE: Make note of the cable routing for assembly.
  17. Remove the recliner cable and casing from the outboard recliner.
  18. Remove 2 rivets, pull out at the bottom and remove the backrest recliner release with cable.
    • If necessary, remove the tie strap holding the cable to the backrest frame.
    19. Fig 6: Locating Rivets Of Backrest Recliner
    GF0014783Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    Seats with power lumbar 

  19. Disconnect the electrical connector, release the 4 retainers (2 shown) and slide the rods out of the backrest frame.
    20. Fig 7: Locating Electrical Connector, Retainers & Rods On Backrest Frame
    GF0000075Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    Seats with static lumbar 

  20. Remove the 2 side springs. Release the 2 pin-type retainers at the bottom, slide the rods out of the backrest frame at the top and remove the static lumbar assembly.
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