Safety Belt Retractor and Pretensioner
Safety Belt Retractor and Pretensioner
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.
WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with seat belt deployable components, including pretensioners, load limiters and inflators. Never back probe deployable device electrical connectors. Tampering or back probing may cause an accidental deployment and result in personal injury or death.
NOTE: The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
1. WARNING: Turn the ignition OFF and wait one minute to deplete the backup power supply. Ignition must remain OFF until repair is complete. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death in the event of an accidental deployment.
If a SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) fault is present, continue to step 2. Otherwise, turn the ignition OFF, wait at least one minute and continue to step 3.
2. NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the correct RCM (Restraints Control Module) fuse is removed and the ignition is on.
Depower the SRS (Supplemental Restraint System). REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - with Intelligent Access (IA) or Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - without Intelligent Access (IA) . Service and Repair
3. Remove the B-pillar trim panel. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .
4. Remove the bolt and separate the D-ring.
5. Turn the top of the webbing guide, slide it down and detach it from the B-pillar.
6. Remove the safety belt retractor and pretensioner.
1. Remove the bolt.
2. For the RH (Right Hand) side, disconnect the adaptive load limiter electrical connector.
3. Disconnect the pretensioner electrical connector.
Installation
1. Connect the pretensioner and adaptive load limiter (RH (Right Hand) side only) electrical connectors.
2. Position the safety belt retractor and pretensioner and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
3. Position the D-ring and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
4. Attach the webbing guide to the B-pillar.
5. Install the B-pillar trim panel. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .
6. Repower the SRS (Supplemental Restraint System). REFER to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - with Intelligent Access (IA) or Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering - without Intelligent Access (IA) . Service and Repair
7. Check the active restraint system for correct operation. REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection.