Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Driver or Passenger Seat Back Cushion Cover and Pad Replacement
Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to SIR Warning in the Preface section.
Warning: Replace the passenger presence system as a complete assembly to prevent
possible injury to the occupant. The bladder, the
pressure sensor, the seat cushion, and the control module are assembled and
calibrated as a unit. Using only some of the components in
the service kit will cause the passenger presence system to operate improperly.
- Remove driver or passenger seat. Refer to Driver or
Passenger Seat Replacement.
- Remove front seat adjuster handle, if equipped.
- Remove front seat recliner handle. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat
Recliner Handle Replacement.
- Remove seat cushion inner trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Inner
Trim Panel Replacement
- Remove seat cushion outer trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Outer
Trim Panel Replacement.
- Remove front seat head restraint guide. Refer to Front Seat Head
Restraint Guide Replacement.

- Detach cushion cover from backrest below.
- Release and disconnect wiring harness plug (1), if equipped.
- Remove 4 front seat backrest screw (2).
- Remove backrest.

- Remove cushion cover (1) on backside.
- Open 2 zippers on backside.
- Loosen cushion covering all the way around.
- Remove front seat back cushion cover (1).
- Detach cushion cover from frame (3).
- Remove cushion cover (1) from Velcro.
- Remove front seat back cushion pad (2).
Installation Procedure

- Install front seat back cushion pad (2).
- Install front seat back cushion cover (1).
- Install cushion cover (1) to Velcro.
- Attach cushion cover to frame (3).
- Install cushion cover (1) to backside.
- Install cushion covering all the way around.
- Close 2 zippers on backside.

- Install backrest.
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
- Install the front seat backrest bolts (2) and tighten to 35 N·m (26 lb
ft).
- Connect and latch wiring harness plug (1), if equipped.
- Attach cushion cover to backrest below.
- Install front seat head restraint guide. Refer to Front Seat Head
Restraint Guide Replacement.
- Install seat cushion outer trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Outer
Trim Panel Replacement.
- Install seat cushion inner trim panel. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Inner
Trim Panel Replacement.
- Install front seat recliner handle. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat
Recliner Handle Replacement.
- Install front seat adjuster handle, if equipped.
- Install driver or passenger seat. Refer to Driver or Passenger Seat
Replacement.
Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to SIR Warning in the Preface section.
Warning: Replace the passenger presence system as a complete assembly to prevent
possible injury to the occupant. The blad ...
Recliner Handle Panel Seat Backrest
Procedure
Use flat blade to removel panel.
Recliner Handle Seat Backrest
Procedure
Use flat blade to remove handle. ...
Other materials:
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash
WARNING
A crash can damage the airbag systems in the vehicle.
A damaged airbag system may not work properly and may not protect you and your
passenger(s) in a crash, resulting in serious injury or even death. To help make
sure the airbag systems are working properly after a crash, have them in ...
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The low tire pressure warning light alerts to a significant loss in pressure
of one of the vehicle's tires. If the warning light comes on, stop as soon as possible
and inflate the tires to the recommended pressure shown on the T ...
Inflatable Restraint Seat Position Sensors - If Equipped
The inflatable restraint seat position sensor is used to determine the
proximity of a front driver or passenger seat position with respect to
the frontal air bag. The seat position sensor interfaces with the inflatable
restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM). The state of the
seat positi ...