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Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Replacement - Front

Fig 1: View Of Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner - Front
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Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Replacement - Front

Callout Component Name
WARNING:

Refer to SIR Warning .

WARNING:

In order to prevent accidental deployment and the risk of personal injury, do not dispose of an undeployed inflatable restraint seat belt pretensioner as normal shop waste. Undeployed seat belt pretensioners contain substances that could cause severe illness or personal injury if their sealed containers are damaged during disposal. Use the following deployment procedures to safely dispose of an undeployed seat belt pretensioner. Failure to observe the following disposal methods may be a violation of federal, state, or local laws.

Preliminary Procedures

  1. Move the front seat to the full forward and full up position.
  2. Disable the SIR. Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling .
  3. Remove the center pillar lower garnish molding. Refer to Center Pillar Lower Garnish Molding Replacement (Traverse) , Center Pillar Lower Garnish Molding Replacement (Acadia or Enclave) .
  4. Remove the center pillar upper garnish molding. Refer to Center Pillar Upper Garnish Molding Replacement .
1 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Anchor Plate Bolt
CAUTION:

Refer to Fastener Caution .


Tighten 
6 N.m (53 lb in)
2 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Adjuster Bolt
Tighten 
51 N.m (37 lb ft)
3 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Guide Retainer
4 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Retractor Bolt
TIP:  Disconnect electrical connector.
Tighten 
45 N.m (33 lb ft)
5 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Retractor Assembly

Procedure

  1. Disconnect the electrical connector.
  2. Fully deploy the module before disposal. If the module was replaced under warranty, fully deploy and dispose of the module after the required retention period. Refer to Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping .