Removing and Installing Front Three-Point Belt

Removing And Installing Front Three-Point Belt

Tools







Technical Values







Preliminary work

1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove rear side trim panel. Refer to Removing and installing rear side trim panel.

General warning notes

Safety instructions for seat-belt pretensioner unit

DANGER: Removing and installing seat-belt tensioner unit.
- Danger of injury and damage to property as a result of incorrect handling of seat-belt tensioner units.
- Always observe the safety regulations for handling seat-belt tensioner units. Refer to Safety regulations for airbag and seat-belt tensioner units
- Disposal regulations for seat-belt tensioner units must be observed. Refer to Disposal of airbag and seat-belt tensioner units.
- If removed for an extended period, the seat-belt tensioner unit must be kept in a secure location.
- Remove ignition key. Disconnect battery. Route or isolate ground strap so that all contact with a ground carrier (e.g. body, seat frame) is avoided. Refer to Work instructions after disconnecting the battery
- After the battery is disconnected, always wait for 1 minute before disconnecting the seat-belt tensioner plugs.

Removing front three-point belt







INFORMATION:
- After the seat-belt pretensioners have been triggered, they must be replaced. The fault can be read out using the PIWIS Tester P 9718. Observe direction of travel.
- If the seat-belt pretensioner has been triggered, cut through the belt strap before removing the seat-belt pretensioner. This ensures that the defective automatic belt device is not installed again.
- It is important to make sure that the negative terminal of the battery is disconnected.

1. Loosen seat belt and fitting.







1.1. Lever off cap -1- with a screwdriver -arrow-.
1.2. Unscrew fastening screw -2-. Remove washer -3-, seat belt mount -4- and spacer sleeve -5-.

2. Unscrew fastening screws -1- from the deflector -2-.







3. Remove belt -1- by pulling it towards the front.
4. Using a screwdriver, release the lock for the electric connector -2- on the seat-belt pretensioner in -direction of arrow-.







5. Pull off connector on seat-belt pretensioner -arrow A-.
6. Unscrew fastening screw -arrow B- and remove seat-belt pretensioner.







Installing front three-point belt







INFORMATION:
- The seat-belt pretensioner may only be installed when the ground terminal of the vehicle battery is disconnected.
- The vehicle battery may only be re-connected after the re-installation of the belt has been completed.

1. Install seat-belt pretensioner. Observe direction of travel.







2. Tighten fastening screw -arrow B-. Tightening torque: 50 Nm (37 ftlb.)±10 %
3. Insert electric connector -2- into the seat-belt pretensioner -arrow A-.







4. Using a screwdriver, for example, push in the lock in -direction of arrow- until it engages.
5. By gently pulling on the belt -1-, check the winding action of the belt strap.
6. Position deflector -2- and seat belt on the inner side section and secure with the fastening screws -1-. Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)







INFORMATION: Ensure that belt strap can run properly.

7. Secure seat belt and fitting.







7.1. Secure fastening screw -2-, washer -3-, seat belt with fitting -4- and spacer sleeve -5- on inner side member. Tightening torque: 50 Nm (37 ftlb.)±10 %
7.2. Press cap -1- onto the fastening screw -2- (-arrow-).

Subsequent work

1. Install side trim panel. Refer to Removing and installing rear side trim panel.
2. Connect battery. Refer to Work instructions after disconnecting the battery.
3. Read out the fault memory using the PIWIS Tester 97180.