Ford Fiesta: Seating / Front Seat Backrest Cover. Removal and Installation

Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

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. Remove the front seat.
   Refer to: Front Seat (501-10 Seating, Removal and Installation).
   

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

   NOTE: Follow the unique instructions and graphic for this step in installation.

   Depress the locking tabs and remove the head restraint.
   

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

   On both sides.
   Remove and discard the headrest restraint guide sleeves.
   Use the General Equipment: Flat Headed Screw Driver

All seats except Recaro™

1. If equipped.
   
   1. Position the adjustable lumbar handle.
      
   2. Release the locking clip.
      Use the General Equipment: Flat Headed Screw Driver
   3. Remove the adjustable lumbar handle.
      

1. Detach the backrest cover straps and position the backrest cover aside.
   

Heated seats

1. Disconnect the heated seat electrical connectors and position the wiring harness aside.
   

All seats

1. 1. Release the J-clip and open the backrest cover.
      
   2. Detach the pin-type retainer and wire harness retainer.
      
   3. Release the backrest cover J-clips.
      

All seats except Recaro™

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

   Release the hook-and-loop strips and partially invert the backrest cover.
   

1. Remove the retainers, release the J-hook and position the side airbag deployment chute aside.
   

All seats

1. 1. Invert the backrest cover.
      
   2. Detach the J-clips.
      
   3. Detach the J-clips.
      

All seats except Recaro™

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

   Remove the hog rings and remove the front seat backrest cover.
   

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

   NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat backrest cover from the hook-and-arrow strips, or the arrows may be torn from the seat backrest foam pad.

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

   Release the hook-and-arrows, release the hook-and-loop strips and remove the backrest cover.
   

Installation

  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.

1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
   Use the 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.

   On both sides. Allow the head restraint guide sleeve to slide freely through the backrest foam and backrest cover. Twist the head restraint guide sleeve while pushing it into the backrest frame hole as far as it will go, using hand pressure.