Front seats
Pic. 11.21. Standard front seat parts
Pic. 11.22. Front seat support elements
1. Using the adjuster, move the seat all the way back.
2. Unscrew the bolts securing the front part of the slide to the floor (see photo).
34.2. Front Seat Rail Front Mounting Bolt
3. Move the seat forward as far as it will go, then remove the plastic covers and unscrew the rear bolts (see photos).
34.3A. Front seat slide rear mounting bolt and cover
34.3V. Note that the front seat slide retaining bolts are screwed into the center channel of the floor
4. Raise the seat and disconnect the electrical wiring (where is it equipped) from heaters.
5. Assembly is carried out in reverse order.
Rear seats - Sedan
Pic. 11.23. Rear seat parts - Sedan
6. Remove the seat by pulling sharply upward at each front corner to release it from the latches, then pull the seat forward to remove the rear supports (see photo).
34.6. Rear seat base front corner gasket support and retainer
7. On models with a non-folding rear seat, to remove the backrest, first remove the base seat (see point 6). Remove the two screws securing the wire support along the edges at each end of the seat, then pull the seat back sharply upward to release the three supports at the top edges from their retaining clips in the shelf behind the backrest. The rear seat back can then be carefully removed by removing the brackets securing it to the pillar.
8. On models with a folding rear seatback, first remove the base gasket (see point 6), then remove the seat back pad forward.
9. Remove the mounting brackets securing the backrest cover to the luggage compartment floor (see photo).
34.9. The rear seat cover is secured to the luggage compartment floor with mounting brackets
10. Remove the cover to access the backrest gasket hinges, then unscrew the bolts from the spacers and remove them (the left spacer secures the armrest in the center) (see photos).
34.10A. Unscrew the bolts securing the rear seat pad to the hinge
34.10V. Unhook the rear seat back shim from the center pivot pin
11. Remove the staples from the retainer along the bottom edge of the seat back and remove both retainers (see photos).
34.11A. Remove the seat back mounting brackets...
34.11V.... remove the lower mount
12. Remove the screws securing the wire support along the edges of the bottom of the seat back and the three hex screws securing the seat back base slide to the floor (see photos).
34.12A. The main seat backrest is attached with screws from the bottom along each edge...
34.12V....with screws at each end of the base of the slide...
34.12C.... and in the middle of the sled...
13. Pull the seat back sharply upward to remove the three wire supports from the latches (see photo).
34.13.... and three wire supports in the clamps
14. Assembly is carried out in reverse order.
Rear Seats - Hatchback
Pic. 11.24. Rear seat parts - Hatchback
15. Open the rear door and remove the shelf.
16. Remove the seat base gasket as described in Step 6 above.
17. Carefully remove the speaker grille fasteners to expose the four mounting brackets, then remove the screws securing the edges of the side gasket and pull each gasket sharply upward to release it (see photos).
34.17A. Remove the speaker grill to expose the side gasket mounting screw
34.17V. Side Gasket Base Mounting Screw
18. Remove the carpet retainer strip from the back of each seatback pad; each strip is attached with three screws. Remove the brackets from the pillar, remove the carpet from the seat back and roll it into the cargo area.
19. Unscrew the bolts on the outside of the hinge from the floor and remove the seat back pad.
20. Assembly is carried out in reverse order.