Third Row Split Bench Seat

THIRD ROW SPLIT BENCH SEAT

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Chrysler Mopar (R) Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.






NOTE: The blind rivets that secure the buckle anchor brackets (4 and 6) to the seat cushion frame are used as an assembly aid during the manufacturing process and, once removed, they do not require reinstallation.

1. If the third row seat (3) was removed from the vehicle for blind rivet removal, reinstall the seat to the rear floor panel (5), but do not reinstall the two front pivot screws for the left seat cushion.Seat - Installation.
2. The left seat cushion must be folded up against the left seat back for access to the two buckle anchor bracket (4 or 6) locations at the back of the seat cushion frame.
3. Position the buckle anchor bracket (4 or 6) to the back of the seat cushion frame.
4. Install and tighten the screw (1) that secures the buckle anchor bracket to the rear floor panel. Tighten the screw to 49 Nm (36 ft. lbs.).
5. Reinstall the plastic plug (2) onto the buckle anchor bracket.
6. Fold the left seat cushion down.
7. Install and tighten the two pivot screws that secure the front of the left seat cushion frame to the brackets on the rear floor panel. Tighten the screws to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).