Front

Front Seat Belt

REMOVAL

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
1. Fold the backrest all the way forward, and then move the front seat all the way forward.
2. Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the battery ground cable from battery, and wait for more than 20 seconds before starting work.
3. Remove the seat belt anchor cover of passenger's seat to remove outer seat belt assembly of passenger's side.




- Manual Seat




- Power Seat

4. Remove the center pillar lower trim.
5. Remove the center pillar upper trim.




6. Remove the bolt, and remove the center pillar inner protector lower.




7. Remove the bolt, and then remove the shoulder anchor.




8. Remove the bolt, and then remove the adjustable anchor assembly.




9. Disconnect the pretensioner connector (A), and remove the bolt, and then remove the seat belt retractor.

NOTE: Disconnect the tension reducer connector (B) for the seat belt retractor with tension reducer function.

CAUTION:
- Do not drop or apply any impact to the pretensioner.
- Since the pretensioner and bracket are integrated as a unit, do not disassemble them.

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
1. Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the battery ground cable from battery, and wait for more than 20 seconds before starting work.
2. Remove the four bolts in the slide rail LH and RH.
3. Disconnect the seat belt warning light connector under the seat.
4. Remove the harness clips from slide rail.




5. Remove the TORX(R) bolt, and then remove the inner seat belt assembly.

INSTALLATION

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- The parts of driver and passenger sides are not identical. Before installation, make sure that the correct part is used.
- Be careful not to twist the seat belts during installation.

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- Be sure to perform the system calibration for passenger detection system after passenger's seat installation.

Failure to do so may cause improper activation of passenger's airbag.

- After driver's and passenger's inner seat belts installation, check that the seat belt buckle switch operates normally using Subaru Select Monitor on the {Status Data} of Airbag System.

Improper buckle switch function may cause airbag system malfunction. Inner seat belt assembly harness (1) must be routed securely as shown in the figure, since it may affect the performances of seat position sensor and occupant detection system.




- Driver's Seat




- Passenger's Seat