72 11 092 Removing and installing or replacing rear left or right seat belts

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove cover for seat belt . See 51 46 030 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM FOR BELT GUIDE ON LEFT OR RIGHT (CONVERTIBLE) .
Remove rear seat back . See SEATS - REPAIR (CONVERTIBLE) or SEATS - REPAIR (COUPE) .

Installation:

Microencapsulated screws (Loctite) must be replaced and may not be reused
Screw connection must be completed within 20 minutes (start of curing)
Microencapsulated screws must not be retightened
Clean thread of nut beforehand in event of repeated use

Removing left or right inertia reel unit:

Release screw (1) on inertia reel mechanism (2).

Tightening torques: 72 11 21A, see 72 11 SEAT BELTS

Remove inertia reel mechanism (2).

Installation:

Pay attention to coding.

Fig 1: Identifying Screw On Inertia Reel Mechanism (E88)

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Fig 2: Identifying Inertia Reel Unit (E82)

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Release screw (1).

Tightening torque: 72 11 24A, see 72 11 SEAT BELTS

Fig 3: Identifying Screw

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Release screw (1).

Tightening torques: 72 11 22A, see 72 11 SEAT BELTS

Remove anchor fitting (2).

Installation:

Pin determines the installation position and prevents the anchor fitting from turning.

Fig 4: Identifying Screw On Anchor Fitting (E88)

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Fig 5: Identifying Seat Belt, Pin And Screw (E82)

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