Rear Seat-Back Cover Replacement

Rear Seat-back Cover Replacement

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.

- Take care not to tear or damage the seat covers.

- The left rear seat-back is shown; the right rear seat-back is similar.

1. Remove the seat-back. Rear Seat Removal/Installation

2. Remove these items:
- All of the head restraints

- Rear seat armrest Service and Repair

3. Left seat-back: Remove the screw, then remove the center belt guide (A).






4. Left seat-back: Pull out the center area of the armrest back panel (A) to release the upper edge of the armrest back panel.






5. Left seat-back: Pull out the armrest back panel (A) to release the hook (B) on the seat-back frame and the hook strip (C) on the seat-back cover.






6. Release the lower hook strip (A), and unzip the seat-back cover (B).






7. Pull out the seat-back frame (A) from the seat-back cover/pad (B), then remove the head restraint guides (C) and the center head restraint guides (D) while pinching the end of the guides.

8. Remove the seat-back cover/pad from the seat-back frame.






9. Pull back the edge of the seat-back cover (A) all the way around, and release the upholstery rings (B), then remove the seat-back cover.






10. Install the seat-back cover in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- To prevent wrinkles when installing a seat-back cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the upholstery rings and the hook strips.

- Replace all of the upholstery rings (A) fastening the seat-back cover (B) to the pad wires (C) with new ones using commercially available upholstery ring pliers (D).