OEM 2005 Toyota Echo Air Bag

2005 Toyota Echo Air Bag Parts Q&A

• Q: How to remove and reinstall the side Air Bag assembly and front seat on 2005 Toyota Echo?

  A: A screwdriver removes the seat track covers and lets you detach the front seat by taking out its four bolts and separating its connectors followed by seat extraction while protecting the body from damage. Proceed by taking out the 2 screws to remove the headrest and reclining release handle and seat cushion shield in the sequence provided in the illustration. The inner seat belt removal process involves removing the driver-side inner belt bolt along with disconnecting its connector and both the inner belt and seat sensor connectors from the passenger side. First disconnect the seat cushion inner shield by removing its clip along with screw before moving onto the seatback assembly to disconnect its connector then wire harness followed by hog ring removal and bolt extraction. The headrest supports must be installed onto the seatback assembly first while attaching the full seatback assembly with 4 bolts torqued to 43 N.m (440 kgf.cm, 32 ft.lbf) after adding new hog rings. The operation requires downloading the wire harness onto connector clamps for both the driver and passenger sides. After screwing and clipping the seat cushion inner shield it is time to install the front seat inner belt utilizing a bolt that requires 41 N.m (420 kgf.cm, 30 ft.lbf) of torque and reusing existing inner belt connectors in the same way described previously. Fitting the seat cushion shield requires using two screws according to the given illustration sequence before reinstalling the reclining release handle and headrest. Complete the front seat installation by retracting the seat to its most forward position, making sure the adjuster has engaged then secure the seat to the vehicle without grasping the track handle, route the connectors before briefly securing the rear bolts then torque them to 37 N.m (375 kgf.cm, 27 ft.lbf) and install the front bolts after moving the seat to its maximum rear position while finishing by installing the seat track covers.