Replacing Rear Center Safety Belt

Removing And Installing/Replacing Rear Center Safety Belt

Remove rear seat.

Lower strap:







Release screw (1).
Remove belt buckle on right (2) and lower strap (3) for seat belt at rear center.

Installation:
Tightening torque 48 Nm


Inertia reel:







Release screw (1).
Remove belt buckle on left (2) and top strap (3) for seat belt at rear center.

Installation:
Tightening torque 48 Nm

Installation:







Lug (1) must snap into place in bore (2).







Partially remove backrest cover.
Release screws (1).
Remove cover (2).







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

Installation:
Tightening torque.
15AZ Automatic reel on rear seat backrest
E53 45 Nm

Installation:
Pay attention to coding.







Lug (1) of backrest must rest in opening (2) of inertia reel unit.







Release Bowden cable from holders in backrest.
Remove inertia reels from backrest.

Installation:







Bowden cable (2) must be located in holders (1) of backrest (4) and pass through bore hole (3).







Remove lockplate (1) and unhook actuating rod (2) for backrest release.
Watch bush (3).







CAUTION: Do not withdraw actuating rod (1) from both guides (2) in control lever for backrest release (3).







Release screws and fold back backrest lock.

Summary, backrest lock, left:







1. Actuating rod for seatback release
2. Lower section, backrest lock, left
3. Bowden cable of safety belt
4. Backrest lock, left
5. Bush for mounting of actuating rod for backrest lock







Unhooking seat belt Bowden cable from backrest lock:
Press lever (1) toward front in direction of arrow.
Remove sleeve for Bowden cable (2) from holder (3) in backrest lock.
Unhook Bowden cable from lever (1).

Summary, backrest lock, left:







1. Control lever for backrest release in backrest lock, left
2. Hole for Bowden cable of safety belt
3. Retaining lug for Bowden cable on control lever for backrest release
4. Bracket for Bowden cable of safety belt
5. Bowden cable sleeve
6. Bowden cable of safety belt







Withdraw seat belt Bowden cable (1) from bore (2) in backrest (3).
Remove inertia reels with Bowden cable.

Installation:
Bowden cable (1) must not brush against or be kinked in bore (2).