Upper B-Pillar Trim, Removing and Installing (Vehicles With Side Curtain Protection)

Upper B-pillar Trim, Removing And Installing (Vehicles With Side Curtain Protection 05.01 -->)

NOTE: Removal and installation is described for right side of vehicle. same instructions apply for removal and installation for left-hand side.

Removing
- Remove cap - 1 -.
- Remove bolt - 2 - (40 Nm) and remove belt relay - 3 -.
- Unclip emblem, airbag - 4 - using a small screwdriver.
- Remove bolt - 5 - (2 Nm).
- Loosen lower B-pillar trim in upper area - arrow A -.







- Loosen B-pillar trim - 6 - first at sides, then in center of B-pillar - 7 - - arrowB -.







Installing







Installation is reverse of removal.

NOTE:
- For safety, steel clips and upper B-pillar trim must be replaced every time trim panel of B-pillar is removed on a vehicle with side curtain airbags.
- Steel clips and upper B-pillar trim parts can no longer be ordered separately for vehicles with side curtain protection - parts catalog.