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Dear Doublee,
May this find you well. Unfortunately, there is no tool, that would be of any use. The procedure below will take some patience to master. I have tried to be as precise as I can be. The description is detailed, so that you know where to put your index finger, in order to release the headrest.
I will describe the procedure as best as I can.
(a) As you face the back of the seat, you will see there is a rear seat pocket.
(b) About nine inches above the top edge of the seat pocket, there is a line of stitching, which runs from right to left, about 5" below the top of the seat (there are also lines of stitching, that run down towards the top edge of the seat pocket).
(c) About one inch above the top line of stitching, there is an angled area, where the fabric is stretched, so that the central part of the seatback forms a recessed panel.
(d) About 1.5" above the top line of stitching, you will feel - when you press gently forward (i.e., as if you were going to press your finger through the seat, to the front surface [that closest to the steering wheel]) the edge of a frame.
(e) Using your index finger, press gently but firmly forward, directly below where the "foot" of the headrest joins the seat,right below the frame and about 1 1/2" to the "inside" of the angled seam.
(f) When you have pressed your index finger 1 - 1 1/2" forward, you should feel something springy. It will move forward, as you press on it. This is the headrest catch release lever.
(g) The front edge of the steel headrest post has a notch in it. The headrest catch locks into that notch. When you press forward on the headrest catch release lever, you disengage the catch from the notch.
(h) It is sometimes helpful to push down on the headrest, push the headrest catch release lever forward, and then pull up on the headrest, to disengage the headrest catch from its notch on the headrest post.
(i) You should free each side of the headrest, by lifting each side 1/2", before trying to pull the headrest out of the seat.
(j) To re-install the headrest, simply align the posts with the holes, and push the headrest down-wards. It will automatically lock into place.
Hope this helps. Post back to let us know, how it went.
Yours faithfully,
spook
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