Subaru Legacy IV (2008 year). Manual - part 1102

SE-20

Rear Seat

SEATS

10) Remove the backrest shoulder with lifting it up.

11) Remove the belt cover (A) from the backrest
shoulder, then pull the seat belt out.

B: INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
• After installing the backrest, make sure that each
seat belt operates normally.
• Make sure that they are properly secured on
each hook on the vehicle side.

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”. <Ref. to SE-2, COMPONENT, General 
Description.>

C: DISASSEMBLY

1. SEDAN MODEL

1) Remove the rear seat. <Ref. to SE-18, SEDAN
MODEL, REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the headrest.
3) Remove the hinge assembly center bolts.

4) Remove the screws and detach the cover.

5) Remove tree clips and peel the back cover.

6) Turn over the backrest cover to remove hog
rings (A) and hooks (B).

SE-00350

SE-00351

(A)

SE-00700

SE-00707

SE-00708

(B)

SE-00706

(A)

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Rear Seat

SEATS

7) Remove the headrest bushing.

NOTE:
Push outside to remove it from the inside of seat.
8) Remove the button cover.

CAUTION:
The front and side faces of button cover have
claws. Forceful removal can cause damage.
9) Remove the plate of shoulder section (A).
10) Remove the hog rings (B) on the front side of
backrest, and then remove the backrest cover.

11) Remove the seat frame assembly from the
backrest pad.
12) Disassemble the backrest assembly LH by re-
ferring to above procedures.
13) Remove the armrest hinge covers on both
sides in direction of black arrow, and loosen the
screws to remove the armrests.

14) Remove the hinge assembly center from trunk
through backboard.
15) Remove the hook, and then detach the center
through cover.

16) Remove the hook, and then remove the arm-
rest cover.

17) Remove the hook and hog ring, and then re-
move the headrest cover.

18) Remove the hog rings (A) on the rear side of
the seat cushion.

19) Remove the hog rings (A), then remove the
seat cushion cover.

SE-00709

(B)

(A)

(B)

(B)

SE-00710

SE-00355

SE-00356

SE-00357

: (A)

SE-00399

: (A)

SE-00398

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Rear Seat

SEATS

2. WAGON MODEL

1) Remove the rear seat. <Ref. to SE-19, WAGON
MODEL, REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the hooks at the bottom of backrest as-
sembly LH, and then turn over the backrest cover
to remove the hog rings (A) and hooks (B).

3) Remove the headrest bushing.

NOTE:
Push outside to remove it from the inside of seat.
4) Remove the hog rings (A) on the front side of
backrest, and then remove the backrest cover.

5) Remove the bolts, and then remove the backrest
latch.

6) Loosen the screws to remove the armrest from
backrest assembly RH.

NOTE:
The armrests cannot be detached while the back-
rest assembly RH and armrest side pin positions
are not aligned.
7) Disassemble the backrest assembly RH by re-
ferring to above procedures.
8) Remove the hook, and then remove the armrest
cover.

9) Remove the hook and hog ring, and then re-
move the headrest cover.

(A)

(B)

SE-00359

SE-00360

(A)

(A)

SE-00361

SE-00358

SE-00356

SE-00357

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Rear Seat

SEATS

10) Remove the hog rings (A) on the rear side of
the seat cushion.

11) Remove the hog rings (A), then remove the
seat cushion cover.

D: ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:
• Always use new hog rings.
• Secure the hog ring using hog ring pliers.
• Install the hog rings to the specified points
securely and make sure that no wrinkle or twist-
ing on backrest cover.
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.

NOTE:
• Do not contaminate or damage the cover.
• While installing the hog rings, prevent the seat
from getting wrinkled.

E: INSPECTION

Check that no tear or fray on the seat cover.

: (A)

SE-00399

: (A)

SE-00398