Q: How to remove and replace the rear seat armrest on Mercury Grand Marquis?
A: The first step to remove and install the rear seat armrest begins with depowering the fire suppression system if present especially in police-law enforcement vehicles. Work starts by taking out the rear seat cushion together with backrest followed by removing four nuts with final tightening at 5 Nm (44 lb-in). Next, take out the armrest. A fully seated retaining wire inside the retainer brackets of rear seat cushion pad and frame and rear seat backrest pad and frame is necessary to stop sliding during collisions or face possible injuries to vehicle occupants. Follow the uninstallation process in reverse by making safety belts and buckles accessible to occupants and verifying safety belt retractor functionality with no binding or excess effort. The vehicle should receive a repower operation for police applications when it has a built-in fire suppression system.
Q: How to remove and install the armrest from the rear seat cushion pad and frame on Mercury Marauder?
A: A user can unmount the armrest by using pressure on the lower front corner of the rear seat cushion pad and frame along with a push backward motion of the seat pad and frame to disengage the retaining points and free the seat pad and frame components for removal. The first step involves taking out the two nuts holding the rear seat backrest pad and frame back and then you can remove the armrest. Installation requires recovering each step of removal while ensuring that the retaining wire on the rear seat cushion pad and frame alongside the rear seat backrest pad and frame back reaches complete seating within retainer brackets to keep seat backrest and seat cushion from advancing forward in collisions which could lead to personal injury. Active restraint system operation needs to be checked as the final step.