you shouldnt have ordered the manual offline, just cuz you coulda gotten it at autozone and had it now. buuut, im pretty sure you dont have to take out the back seat. Well, you have to get in the trunk right behind it, but you shouldnt have to. Its pretty easy, i think just unscrew like 2-3 screws, pull up the cover, unconnect elec. connections, pull it out, and put new one in.