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

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear window shelf. See TRIM PANEL FOR STORAGE SHELF or TRIM PANEL FOR STORAGE SHELF WITH ROLLER SUNBLIND .
Remove rear seat. See BACKREST and REAR SEAT .

Removing left or right automatic reel:

Release screw (1).

Tightening torque 72 11 21AZ .

Installation note:

End fitting is coded against incorrect assembly.

Fig 1: Identifying Belt Feed Cover Screw

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Release screw (1).

Tightening torque 72 11 20AZ .

Remove automatic reel (2) with end fitting.

Fig 2: Identifying Inertia Reel Unit And Screw

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Installation note:

Pay attention to encoding.

Push inertia reel unit (1) onto body tab (2).

Fig 3: Pushing Inertia Reel Unit Onto Body Lug

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