Removing and Installing Front Seat-Belt Buckle

Removing And Installing Front Seat-belt Buckle

Removing seat-belt buckle







1. Move front and rear of seat to highest position.

ATTENTION: Remove ignition key. Disconnect battery. Route or isolate ground strap so that all contact with a ground carrier (e.g. body, seat frame) is avoided.

2. Remove front seat.
3. Press together the locking tabs of the clip -Arrows A- and pull out the plug, together with the clip, in a downward direction -Arrow B-.







4. Press the locking tab to the side -arrow C- and remove the plug from the clip -arrow D-.







5. Remove cable from the bracket -Arrow A-.







6. Separate the two tie-wraps -B- and unscrew the fastening screw -1-.







Installing seat-belt buckle


ATTENTION:
Safety-related bolts.
- Always replace fastening screws of the belt buckle after customer service and reworking.
- Never make alterations to the micro-encapsulated screws, which have a negative effect on the bond (e.g. using lubricant, loosening bolts and screwing them down again).

NOTE: Once fitted, the seat-belt buckle must be able to turn smoothly around the fastening point.












1. Install belt buckle and tighten with the fastening screw -1-. - Tightening torque: 50 (37 ft lb.) Nm







2. Attach the cable with tie-wraps -A- to the two clips and engage in the bracket on the inner spring -arrow B-.







3. Connect clip to plug -Arrow A- until the lock is felt to engage.







4. Plug the connector together with clip onto the retaining frame -arrow B- until the clip perceptibly locks into the retaining frame.







5. Install front seat.
6. Carry out work instruction after disconnecting the battery.