Removal and Replacement

Safety Belt Inflator - 2nd Row, 40 Percent

WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, REFER to Safety Warnings . Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

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Removal

WARNING: After a crash, all of the following second and third row safety belt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
- Inflatable safety belt systems

Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests must be replaced with new components.

Safety belt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new safety belt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed.

Deployed inflatable safety belts must be replaced with new inflatable components (including retractors, buckles and inflators) and all parts in the service kit.

Failure to install new safety belt systems and attaching hardware increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.


WARNING: Always carry or transport a live safety belt inflator with the safety belt buckle bolt installed in the inflator tube hand tight. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.

WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with seat belt deployable components, including pretensioners, load limiters and inflators. Never back probe deployable device electrical connectors. Tampering or back probing may cause an accidental deployment and result in personal injury or death.

NOTE: The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

1. WARNING: Turn the ignition OFF and wait one minute to deplete the backup power supply. Ignition must remain OFF until repair is complete. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death in the event of an accidental deployment.

If installing a new component for a SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) fault, continue to step 2. Otherwise, turn the ignition off, wait at least one minute and continue to step 3.

2. NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the RCM (Restraints Control Module) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is on.
Depower the SRS (Supplemental Restraint System). REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - with Intelligent Access (IA) or REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - without Intelligent Access (IA) .

3. Remove the safety belt buckle. REFER to Safety Belt Buckle - 2nd Row, 40 Percent Seat, with Inflatable Safety Belts .

4. Remove the safety belt inflator bolt.

5. Lift the locking wedge and disconnect the safety belt inflator electrical connector.





6. Remove the safety belt inflator.

Installation

1. Connect the safety belt inflator electrical connector and push the locking wedge in.

2. Position the safety belt inflator and install the bolt.

- Tighten to 3.5 Nm (31 lb-in).

3. Install the safety belt buckle. REFER to Safety Belt Buckle - 2nd Row, 40 Percent Seat, with Inflatable Safety Belts .

4. NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the RCM (Restraints Control Module) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is on.
If the SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) was depowered, repower the SRS (Supplemental Restraint System). REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - with Intelligent Access (IA) or REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - without Intelligent Access (IA) .