Front Seat Side Cover Removal/Installation: Driver-side
- Switch the ignition OFF (LOCK).
- Remove the battery cover. (See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait 1 min or more.
- Remove the front seat. (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Detach the tab and the hook, remove the front seat side cover No. 2.
- Insert a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver into notch indicated in the figure, and remove the lift lever outer cover while pushing in the direction of arrow (1).
- Detach the tab A and the hook B while pulling the lift lever outer cover in the order of (2), (3) and remove it.
- Remove the snap ring.
- Operate the lift lever in the direction of arrow (4) shown in the figure.
- Using a flathead screwdriver, hold the spring.
- Return the lift lever a bit to pull it up in the order of (5), (6) shown in the figure.
- After operating the recliner lever in the upward direction (7), cut the area indicated in the figure, then remove the recliner lever in the direction of arrow (8).CAUTION:
- The seat back folds forward when the recliner lever is operated. Be careful when operating the recliner lever.
- Remove the screw.
- Push the front seat side cover to the rear, remove the hook shown in the figure.
- Detach the pin and the hook while pulling rear part of the front seat side cover toward.
- Detach the tab and the hook while pulling in the direction of arrow (9), (10) shown in the figure.
- Remove the screw.
- Remove the cover.
- Detach the hook while pulling in the direction of arrow.
- Detach the pin and the hook while pulling rear part of the front seat side cover toward.
- Detach the tab and the hook while pulling in the direction of arrow (11), (12) shown in the figure.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.