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Removal Note:: Notes

WARNING:
  • Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an air bag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING:
  • After deployment, the air bag surface can contain deposits of sodium hydroxide, a product of the gas generant combustion that is irritating to the skin. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.
WARNING:
  • Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.

Vehicles With Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioners 

  1. Prepare the vehicle for front seat backrest removal.
    WARNING:
    • To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.

    To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the negative battery cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).

    1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
      WARNING:
      • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
    2. Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS). See SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) DEACTIVATION AND ACTIVATION  .
      WARNING:
      • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
    3. Remove the affected seat.

    Vehicles Without Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioners 

    WARNING:
    • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
  2. Remove the affected seat.

    Vehicles With Manual Lumbar 

    Fig 1: Removing Lumbar Adjustment Knob
    G01925884Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  3. Remove the lumbar adjustment knob.
    Fig 2: Removing Lumbar Support Adjuster (1 Of 2)
    G01925885Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  4. Remove the lumbar support adjuster.
    1. Remove the screws.
    2. Remove the lumbar support adjuster.
    Fig 3: Removing Lumbar Support Adjuster (2 Of 2)
    G01925886Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
    NOTE:
    • The lumbar support assembly must be fully relaxed.
  5. To separate the lumbar support adjuster from the lumbar adjustment cable, align the lumbar adjustment cable, align the lumbar adjustment cable ball socket in the lumbar support adjuster keyway and bend parts 90 degrees to each other.
  6. Note the routing of the lumbar adjustment cable.

    All Vehicles 

  7. Move the front seat backrest to its forward most position.
    Fig 4: Removing Recliner Bolt
    G01925887Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  8. Remove the two recliner bolts (one on each side).
    Fig 5: Removing Pivot Bolt
    G01925888Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  9. Remove the pivot bolt.
    Fig 6: Removing Pivot Bolt
    G01925889Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  10. Remove the pivot bolt.
  11. Remove the front seat backrest.
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