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Mazda 3 Service Manual: Front Seat Back Trim Removal/Installation

Mazda 3 Service Manual / Body / Seats / Front Seat Back Trim Removal/Installation

WARNING:

CAUTION:

Removal

1. Switch the ignition to off.

2. Remove the battery cover..

3. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait 1 min or more

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4. Remove the front seat..

5. Remove the headrest.

6. Cut the band securing the wiring harness.


7. Disconnect the side air bag connector and seat warmer connector (Vehicles with power seat system).

8. Slide hook A in the order shown in the figure to detach it from hook B.


9. Open the fastener.


10. Partially peal back the front seat back trim, release the pole guide tabs in the direction of arrow (4) shown in the figure, then pull the pole guide out in the direction of arrow (5).

11. Remove the nut and remove the holder bracket A.

12. Remove the holder hook B in the order of (6), (7) as shown in the figure.



13. Pull out part A shown in the figure to the front.


14. Remove the seat back trim and the seat back pad as a single unit from the seat frame by pulling them in the direction of the arrow.


15. Partially peal back the seat back trim from the seat back pad, remove rings C in the order of (8), (9), (10) shown in the figure, then remove the seat back trim.


Installation

1. Install the seat back trim to the front seat back pad, install the rings C in the order of (1), (2), (3) shown in the figure, then install the seat back trim.


2. Install the seat back trim and the seat back pad as a single unit from the seat frame by pushing them in the direction of the arrow


3. Pass holder bracket A through slit A, holder hook B through slit B of the seat back pad.


CAUTION:

4. Push the part A shown in the figure to the rear.


5. Assemble the holder bracket A to the seat back frame and install the nut shown in the figure.


6. Install the pole guide in the direction of arrow shown in the figure.


7. Shut the fastener.

8. Slide hook A in the order of (4), (5), (6) shown in the figure to install it to hook B


9. Install the band, while tighten the wiring harness.


10. Connect the negative battery cable..

11. Install the battery cover..

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