Seat Belt Height Adjuster: Service and Repair

Safety Belt Shoulder Height Adjuster

WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, REFER to Safety Warnings . Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

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Removal

WARNING: After a crash, the following safety belt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
- BTS (Belt Tension Sensor) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)

Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests of this system must be replaced with new components.

Safety belt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new safety belt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed.

After deployment of the front safety belt pretensioners, a new safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed.

Failure to follow this instruction may result in incorrect operation of the safety belt system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

1. Remove the B-pillar trim panel. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .

2. Remove the bolt and separate the D-ring.

3. Remove the 2 bolts and the safety belt shoulder height adjuster.

Installation

1. Position the safety belt shoulder height adjuster and install the 2 bolts.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).

2. Position the D-ring and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).

3. Install the B-pillar trim panel. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .