Rear Seat Belt Buckle: Installation
WARNING:
TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DURING AND FOLLOWING ANY SEAT BELT OR CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR SERVICE, CAREFULLY INSPECT ALL SEAT BELTS, BUCKLES, MOUNTING HARDWARE, RETRACTORS, TETHER STRAPS AND ANCHORS FOR PROPER INSTALLATION, OPERATION, OR DAMAGE. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT IS CUT, FRAYED, OR TORN. STRAIGHTEN ANY BELT THAT IS TWISTED. TIGHTEN ANY LOOSE FASTENERS. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE BUCKLE OR RETRACTOR. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A BENT OR DAMAGED LATCH PLATE OR ANCHOR PLATE. REPLACE ANY CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR OR THE UNIT TO WHICH THE ANCHOR IS INTEGRAL THAT HAS BEEN BENT OR DAMAGED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A SEAT BELT OR CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENT. ALWAYS REPLACE DAMAGED OR FAULTY SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.
- Lift the rear cargo area carpet far enough to position the rear seat belt buckle unit onto the rear cargo floor panel through one of the clearance slots in the carpet.
- Working through one of the clearance slots in the rear cargo area carpet, install and tighten the screw that secures the anchor of the rear seat belt buckle unit to the rear cargo floor panel. See Figure. Tighten the screw to 43 N.m (32 ft. lbs.).
- Tumble the folded rear seat cushion and back unit rearward onto the rear cargo floor panel.
- Slide both rear seat belt buckle units between the seat cushion and the seat back.
- Unfold the rear seat back from the seat cushion until the seat back latch is fully engaged.