Safety Belt Buckle and Pretensioner

SAFETY BELT BUCKLE AND PRETENSIONER

Removal

WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) vehicle and when handling an air bag module. This will reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
- Never probe the connectors on the air bag module. Doing so can result in air bag deployment, which can result in personal injury.
- 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.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered.
- 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.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
- Repair is made by installing a new part only. If the new part does not correct the condition, install the original part and carry out the diagnostic procedure again.

1. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the driver seat removal and installation procedure.

Remove the affected seat and depower the SRS.







2. Disconnect and route the safety belt buckle and pretensioner electrical connector and wire harness out from under the seat.







3. NOTE: Do not handle the safety belt buckle and pretensioner in the area of the safety belt buckle and pretensioner cable or retaining nut. Accidental pretensioner deployment can occur and result in personal injury.

Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
1 Remove the nut.
2 Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.

Installation







1. NOTE: Make sure to tighten the nut to specification.

Install the safety belt buckle and pretensioner.
1 Position the safety belt buckle and pretensioner onto the seat track bracket.
- Align the safety belt buckle and pretensioner mounting bracket slot so that the seat track bracket anti-rotation tab goes through it.

2 Install the nut.







2. Route the safety belt buckle and pretensioner electrical connector and wire harness between the seat cushion frame and the seat track.







3. Connect the safety belt buckle and pretensioner electrical connector.







4. Reposition the seat cushion trim cover over the safety belt buckle and pretensioner and attach the J-clips.
5. Install the affected seat in the vehicle and repower the SRS.
6. Check the active restraint system for correct operation.