501-10 Seating 2014 Fiesta
Removal and Installation Procedure revision date: 05/2/2013

Front Seat Backrest Cover

Removal

WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side airbags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side airbag deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

NOTE: Driver seat shown, passenger seat similar.

All seats

  1. Refer to: Front Seat (501-10 Seating, Removal and Installation).

  1. NOTE: This step is only necessary when installing a new component.

  1. NOTE: This step is only necessary when installing a new component.

    On both sides.
    General Equipment : Flat Headed Screw Driver
  1. If equipped.
    General Equipment : Flat Headed Screw Driver

  1. NOTE: Base seat shown, Recaro seat similar.

  1. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip may be torn from the seat backrest foam pad.

  1. NOTE: This step is only necessary when installing a new component.

Recaro seats

  1. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat backrest cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip may be torn from the seat backrest foam pad

Installation

  1. WARNING: Carefully inspect the passenger airbag trim cover, canister and soft pack before assembly. If any foreign objects are found, remove them before attaching the passenger airbag trim cover to the canister. If the canister or soft pack is damaged, install a new passenger airbag assembly. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the passenger airbag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

    To install, reverse the removal procedure.
    General Equipment : Hog Ring Plier

  1. NOTICE: Always install new head restraint guide sleeves. Difficult adjustment of the head restraint may occur. Failure to follow these instructions may result in component failure.

    NOTICE: The head restraint guide sleeves are not interchangeable. Failure to install the correct head restraint guide sleeves at the correct position may result in component failure.

    NOTE: To allow the head restraint guide sleeve to slide freely through the backrest foam pad and backrest trim cover, twist the head restraint guide sleeve to align the keyway tabs while pushing it into the backrest frame hole as far as it will go with hand pressure

    On both sides.


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