Mazda 6 Service Manual: Front seat disassembly/assembly

Warning

• Handling the front seat (side air bag) improperly can accidentally deploy the side air bag, which may seriously injure you. Read AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE WARNINGS before handling the front seat. (See SERVICE WARNINGS.)

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for more than 1 minute.

2. Remove the side air bag module. (See SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

3. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.

4. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.

Driver's Seat (Normal Seat)

Driver's Seat (Power Seat)

Passenger's Seat

Warning

• Do not disassemble the seat cushion. Doing so will necessitate reassembly which may damage or press the occupancy sensor. This will cause the misoperation of the air bag system, which may seriously injure you.

Lumber support lever disassembly note

Remove the pin from the lumber support lever installation part with rag.

Recliner dial disassembly note

Remove the pin from the recliner dial installation part with rag.

Side cover disassembly note

1. Remove the screws.

2. Disengage the clips.

3. Lift the side cover up in the direction of the arrow, then unhook it from slide adjuster.