Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 3803

2. Front Seat
A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery, and
wait for more than 20 seconds before starting work.
CAUTION:
The airbag system is fitted with a backup power
source. After disconnecting the battery ground
cable, the airbag may deploy if you do not wait
for 20 seconds before starting the repair of air-
bag system.
2) While pressing the headrest lock button, remove
the headrest.
3) Tilt the backrest forward.
4) Move the seat to full front end.
5) Remove the bolt cover at the rear side of slide
rail.
6) Remove the two bolts at the rear side of slide
rail.
7) Move the seat to full rear end.
Front Seat
8) Remove the two bolts at the front side of slide
rail.
9) Disconnect the connector under the seat.
• Seat belt warning light connector
• Side airbag connector (model with side airbag)
• Seat heater connector (model with seat heater)
SE-00003
10) Remove the front seat from vehicle.
B: INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Descrip-
tion". <Ref. to SE-2, FRONT SEAT (STAN-
DARD SEAT), COMPONENT, General
Description.>
C: DISASSEMBLY
SE-00048
1. STANDARD SEAT
1) Remove the seat from vehicle. <Ref. to SE-7,
REMOVAL, Front Seat.>
2) Remove the seat lifter cover using a flat tip
screwdriver and loosen the inner bolt to remove
seat lifter lever.
SE-00049
SE-7
SEATS
SE-00006
SE-00403
SE-00290