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4. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional WARNING: Never probe the connectors on information, refer to Front Seat Backrest in this the air bag module. Doing so can result in air section. bag deployment, which can result in personal injury. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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8. Release the outer J-strip at the bottom of the 3 Release the head restraint guide on the other backrest trim cover. side and remove the head restraint. 9. Release the inner J-strip at the bottom of the backrest trim cover. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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11. Invert the backrest trim cover upward and remove the second row of hog rings. 1 Place a hand between the backrest trim cover and backrest foam pad and carefully separate the hook and loop strips. 2 Remove the 2 hog rings per window. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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• If necessary, remove the tie strap holding the cable to the backrest frame. Seats with power lumbar 19. Release the 4 pin-type retainers at the bottom, slide the rods out of the frame at the top and remove the lumbar adjust assembly. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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Seats with power lumbar 2. Slide the lumbar adjust assembly rods into the backrest frame at the top and attach the 4 pin-type retainers at the bottom. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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U-nuts-to-backrest frame and module and bracket-to-backrest frame bolts. Install the side air bag module bracket on the side air bag module and tighten the 2 nuts. • Tighten the nuts to 6 Nm (53 lb-in). 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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2 Attach the hook and loop strips. Position the side air bag module bracket to the backrest frame, install the bolts and install the wire harness pin-type retainers to the backrest frame. • Tighten the bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb-ft). 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...
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19. Install the seat. For additional information, refer to Front Seat in this section. 20. Repower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of Section 501-20B. 2005 Mustang, 12/2004...