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B-Pillar Upper Trim







B-Pillar Upper Trim

Removing and installing is identical for the left and right sides.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Trim Removal Wedge (3409)

Removing






Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components.

- Remove the front belt anchor. Refer to => [ Front Belt End Fitting ] Front Belt End Fitting.

- Press belt height adjuster button and bring height adjuster slide into lowest position.

- Unclip the upper B-pillar trim - 2 - - arrows A - by inserting the (3409) into the lower edge of the trim.

- Remove the upper B-pillar trim from the bracket on the body - arrow B - by moving the trim toward the inside and pulling it downward at the same time.

- Guide the seat belt webbing and the belt tongue - 1 - out through the slide for the seat belt height adjuster - 3 - and then remove the upper B-pillar trim.

Installing

Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components.

Do not pinch the head curtain airbag when installing the B-pillar trim.

- Guide the belt webbing and seat belt latch - 2 - in through the slide for the seat belt height adjuster.






Ensure that the seat belt height adjuster is in the bottom-most position.

- Make sure the mount - 3 - for the sliding piece for the upper B-pillar trim - 1 - is securely latched into the retaining pins - 4 - on the seat belt height adjuster.

Installation is performed in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

- Install the front belt anchor. Refer to => [ Front Belt End Fitting ] Front Belt End Fitting.

- First install the B-pillar trim upward into the cut-out in the headliner and into the bracket.

- Stretch the door seal lips over the trim.