Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing And Installing, North AMERICAN Version: Removing
-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .
Risk of airbag deployment.
Risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.
- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.
-- Move the front seat all the way forward and up.
-- Remove the front belt end fitting. Refer to FRONT BELT END FITTING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the front seat belt guide. Refer to FRONT SEAT BELT GUIDE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Guide the seat belt webbing out of the B-pillar trim panel.
-- Remove the bolt -1-.
-- Remove the seat belt relay -2- with the seat belt webbing.
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
Risk of injury.
- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.
-- Pull out the connector lock and disconnect the connector -1- for the seat belt tensioner igniter.
-- Push the release to disconnect the seat belt tensioner control module connector -2-.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the automatic belt retractor -4- from the mount.
-- Disconnect the connector -3- for the seat belt force limiter to do so remove the connector lock.