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Removal and Installation

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WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use memory saver devices.
NOTE: If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the (SRS) must be depowered.
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
NOTE: The driver seat is shown unless otherwise noted.

    All seats 

  1. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .
  2. Remove the seat with the affected safety belt buckle and pretensioner. For additional information, refer to SEATING .

    3. Seats with power seat track and manual lumbar 

  3. Pull and remove the lumbar adjustment knob.
    Fig 1: Removing Lumbar Adjustment Knob
    G03890813Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Remove the screw.
    Fig 2: Removing Screw
    G03890869Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    5. Seats with power seat track and inboard side shields 

  5. Remove the screw from the underside of the inboard seat side shield.
    Fig 3: Locating Screw On Underside Of Inboard Seat Side Shield
    G03890868Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Remove the screw from the front of the inboard side shield.
    Fig 4: Locating Screw On Front Of Inboard Side Shield
    G03890867Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Remove the inboard side shield.
    1. Pull the inboard side shield away to clear the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
    2. Rotate the inboard side shield upward to release the rear pin-type retainer.
      • Install a new pin-type retainer if damaged during removal.
    3. Hold the inboard side shield in one hand and release the retaining clips holding the safety belt buckle and pretensioner boot to the inboard side shield.
    4. Remove the inboard side shield.
      Fig 5: Removing Inboard Side Shield
      G03890817Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    8. Seats with manual seat track and inboard side shield 

    NOTE: Passenger seat shown.
    Fig 6: Locating Inboard Side Shield Screws
    G03890918Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the inboard side shield screws from underneath the seat.
    9. NOTE: Passenger seat shown.
  9. Rotate the inboard side shield upward to disengage the front and center upper hooks.
    • Pull the inboard side shield away to clear the safety belt buckle pretensioner.
      Fig 7: Identifying Front And Center Upper Hooks
      G03890879Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    10. NOTE: Passenger seat shown.
  10. Remove the inboard side shield.
    1. Rotate the inboard side shield upward to release the rear pin-type retainer.
      • Install a new pin-type retainer if damaged during removal.
    2. Hold the inboard side shield in one hand and release the retaining clips holding the safety belt buckle pretensioner boot to the inboard side shield.
    3. Remove the inboard side shield.
      Fig 8: Removing Inboard Side Shield
      G03890880Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    11. Seats without inboard side shield 

  11. Release the hook-and-loop strip on the inboard cushion flap.
    Fig 9: Locating Hook-And-Loop Strip On Inboard Cushion Flap
    G03890881Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Release the J-clip.
    Fig 10: Locating J-Clip
    G03890920Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Release the push pin and position aside the inboard seat cushion flap.
    Fig 11: Releasing Push Pin
    G03890883Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    14. All seats 

    NOTE: The power seat track is shown, the manual track is similar.
    Fig 12: Locating Loosening Bolts
    G03891269Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  14. Loosen the four bolts and separate the seat track and pedestal from the seat cushion to allow removal of the safety belt buckle electrical connector.
  15. Separate the electrical connector and wire harness pin-type retainers from the seat.
    Fig 13: Identifying Electrical Connector And Wire Harness Pin-Type Retainers
    G03891270Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Separate the wire harness pin-type retainer from the seat.
    Fig 14: Identifying Wire Harness Pin-Type Retainer
    G03891271Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    17. NOTE: Seat with inboard side shield shown, seat without inboard side shield similar.
  17. Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
    1. Remove the bolt.
      • To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).
    2. Separate the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
    3. Route out the wire harness and remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner.
      Fig 15: Removing Safety Belt Buckle And Pretensioner
      G03891272Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  18. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
  19. Install the seat with the affected safety belt buckle pretensioner. For additional information, refer to SEATING .
  20. Repower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering in the General Procedures portion of SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .
  21. Check the active restraint system for correct operation.
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