LUMBAR SUPPORT UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
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Warning
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• Handling a front seat equipped with a side air bag improperly can accidentally operate (deploy) the air bag, which may seriously injure you. Read the service warnings/cautions in the Workshop Manual before handling the front seat (side air bag integrated). (See
AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE WARNINGS.) (See
AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE CAUTIONS.)
• If the sliding mechanisms on both sides are not locked after assembling the front seat, the front seat will operate accidentally while the vehicle is driven, which could result in serious injury. After assembling the front seat, shake it up and down and verify that the sliding mechanism on the both sides are locked.
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Caution
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• After the front seat has been removed, if the slider lever is operated and the front seat is reinstalled with the left/right slide positions deviated, the adjuster unit could be damaged. After removing a front seat, do not operate the slider lever.
• Verify that there are no malfunctions in the forward/back slide of the seat and in the adjuster unit after installing a front seat.
• When performing the procedure with a front seat removed from the vehicle, perform the procedure on a clean cloth so as not to damage or soil the seat.
1. Switch the ignition OFF (LOCK).
2. Disconnect the negative battery terminal and wait for 1 min. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION.)
3. Remove the front seat. (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
4. Remove the front seat back trim. (See FRONT SEAT BACK TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
5. Disconnect the lumbar support motor connector.
6. Disengage the hook shown in the figure from the front seat back frame.
7. Disengage the hooks shown in the figure from the front seat back frame and remove the lumbar support unit.
8. Remove the support plate in the order of arrows (1) and (2) shown in the figure.
9. Install in the reverse order of removal.
