OEM 2005 Mercury Monterey Seat Cushion

2005 Mercury Monterey Seat Cushion Parts Q&A

• Q: What precautions should be taken when servicing the front seat cushion for the driver on 2005 Mercury Monterey?

  A: All driver seat cushion service operations require safety glasses to prevent injuries from unexpected air bag deployment while you should treat the air bag module with caution since it might contain sodium hydroxide after deployment. The SRS supplemental restraint system should be disabled during any work which involves SRS components on seats. The driver seat needs removal together with any existing power seat knob. You must detach the recliner handle cover tab and remove the handle and then uninstall the LH side shield screw behind the recliner handle followed by frontend and rear LH side shield screws. Proceed first to disconnect the seat control switch but only if the vehicle has one installed and then remove the LH side shield followed by slowing removing the right-hand side shield through screw removal. The seat cushion frame requires the air bag connector to be disconnected from the side air bag system. The process starts by unscrewing the climate-controlled seat backrest TED electrical connector before removing the climate-controlled seat duct from its position on the blower unit. When working on memory seats it is essential to detach the three memory seat motor position sensor connectors and remove pin-type retainers securing the seat cushion pan. To disconnect heated seat elements one must separate the connectors at the backrest position. The pretensioner requires removal while disconnecting its safety belt buckle pretensioner connectors prior to reinstallation at 40 Nm (30 lb-ft). First you should remove the backrest-to-seat track bolts to separate the backrest while torquing these bolts to 45 Nm (33 lb-ft) when rebuilding the assembly. Separate the seat cushion pan from the seat track and riser by disconnecting electrical connectors and pin-type retainers followed by removing the four bolts which fasten the seat cushion then install these bolts to a torque of 23 Nm (17 lb-ft). The first step requires removing the trim cover together with the foam pad after releasing the J-clips and removing seat cushion hog rings. The heated seat module needs to be disconnected and removed before removing the heated seat element if required from the foam pad. Motion the screw and TED bezel before disconnecting the TED and climate-controlled duct and removing the seat fan motor with its connector. ISO-9000/2015 requirements specify that the climate-controlled seat module needs to be unconnected before its removal. Before removing the driver seat module users must disconnect its harness connectors. The driver seat reassembly should commence by executing the opposite order of these disassembly procedures while making sure to restore power to the SRS system.