Rear Seat Head Restraint Guide Replacement (Outer)

2009 Suzuki Equator Sport, 4D Pickup Extra Cab, 4WDSECTION Rear Seat Head Restraint Guide Replacement (Outer)
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Fig 1: Identifying Rear Seat Head Restraint & Guides (Outer)
G04843028Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
COMPONENTS REFERENCE

Callout Component Name
Preliminary Procedure 
Remove the rear seat back filler panel. Refer to REAR SEAT BACK FILLER PANEL REPLACEMENT .
1 Rear Seat Head Restraint
  1. Push the button in and raise the head restraint to the full-up position.
  2. Insert a small round tool into the guide hole
  3. Pull up to remove the head restraint.
2 Rear Seat Head Restraint Guides
  1. Disconnect the seat back cover j-channed from the seat back frame.
  2. Loosen the bottom of the seat back cover enough to reach up to access the head restraint guides.
  3. Squeeze the bottom of the guides together and push upward to remove.
RENDER: 1.0x

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