Rear Seat Removal/Installation: Notes

CAUTION:

When removing or putting in the rear seat, contact with the surrounding areas of the vehicle could cause scratches and damage. When removing or putting in the rear seat, always use two or more persons to perform the work and be careful not to scratch or damage the rear seat and the surrounding area of the vehicle.
When performing the procedure with a rear seat removed from the vehicle, perform the procedure on a clean cloth so as not to damage or soil the seat.

NOTE:

When removing the rear seat from the vehicle or putting it back in, it can be performed smoothly by removing the headrest

Remove the trunk board. (See TRUNK BOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Disconnect the remote cable on the remote handle lever side from the remote cable on the rear seat side. (See REMOTE HANDLE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Detach tabs A in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure while lifting cover A in the direction of the arrow (2), detach hook B, and then remove cover A.

Fig 1: Lifting Cover
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Detach tabs C in the direction of the arrow (3) shown in the figure while lifting cover B in the direction of the arrow (4), detach hook D, and then remove cover B.
Remove bolts A.

Fig 2: Removing Cover
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Press the push knob to fold the rear seat back.
Remove bolts B.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Seat Bolts With Torque Specifications
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Remove the plate in the direction of the arrow (5) shown in the figure.

Fig 4: Removing Plate
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Remove bolts C.

Fig 5: Identifying Rear Seat Bolts With Torque Specifications
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Hold up the rear seat back.
Remove bolts D. (See REAR HINGE REMOVAL NOTE .)

Fig 6: Identifying Rear Seat Bolts With Torque Specifications
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Move the rear hinge in the direction of the arrow (6) shown in the figure and disconnect pins E. (See REAR HINGE INSTALLATION NOTE .)

Fig 7: Removing Rear Hinge
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Remove bolt E.

Fig 8: Identifying Rear Seat Back Bolts
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After moving the rear seat in the direction of the arrow (7) shown in the figure, remove pin F while moving the side hinge in the direction of the arrow (8).

Fig 9: Removing Side Hinge
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Lift up the rear seat cushion in the direction of the arrow (9) shown in the figure and set pins G aside from the front hinge.

Fig 10: Lifting Up Rear Seat Cushion
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Remove the rear seat. (See REAR SEAT CARRY INTO VEHICLE NOTE .)
Install in the reverse order of removal. (See REAR SEAT INSTALLATION NOTE .)
Pull the remote handle levers and verify that the rear seat backs are unlocked.

If any of the rear seat backs does not unlock, or it is hard to unlock or lock, adjust the remote cable. (See REMOTE CABLE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE .)