How to Remove Front Seats WITH AIRBAG (2013 - 2019 Ford Escape): HOW TO ESCAPE

Here's how we removed our front seats when prepping to clean up a mold outbreak in our 2013 Ford Escape 1.6L SE. If you'd like to remove your 2013-2016 Ford Escape front seats, but are nervous about the airbag and the power connections, this tutorial may be for you. We show how to disable the air bag system in 2 ways for making sure it is safe to disconnect the seats and unbolt from the floor of your vehicle!
PLEASE NOTE: It may not require you to remove the glove box to access Fuse 86 if you have this version of Ford Escape. However, it does give you better access to do the job even with a few extra steps. SEE CHAPTERS BELOW to skip around.
LINKS:
- Original Post from Centex about airbags: www.fordescape.org/threads/fr...
- MOLD REMOVAL FROM ESCAPE INTERIOR: • SAVE MONEY on Mold Rem...
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Look Up Airbag Fuse
00:52 Fuse Access- Remove Glove Box
02:23 Air Bag Fuse Removal
02:39 Verify Disable Airbag
02:52 Disconnect Battery
03:06 Unbolt Seat Base
03:57 Disconnect Wire Harness
04:31 Front Seat Removal

[@metaldetectingwitheric]

Which idiot decided to put the fuse box behind the glovebox...

[@HowToEscapeDIYTipsandReviews]

It's not a super convenient location for sure. In truth, the fuse box is also integrated into the BCM (Body Control Module) which has some major wire harnesses going in and out of it, so it's good to have tucked away to keep those intact....it's a good question though- why turn the module into a fuse box at all? Some extra steps to get in there :/