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Retractor, Seat Belt: Installation: Front

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, Occupant Classification System (OCS), seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury 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 ineffective 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 ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Mopar® Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.

NOTE:

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS  . If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle. Refer to SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT  .

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  1. Position the seat belt and retractor (6) into the vehicle as a unit.
  2. Connect the yellow body wire harness connector (3) to the retractor seat belt tensioner initiator by pressing straight in on the connector. Be certain that the connector is fully engaged in its receptacle, then push the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock straight into the connector to lock it into place.
  3. Connect the yellow body wire harness connector (1) to the retractor adaptive tension limiter initiator by pressing straight in on the connector. Be certain that the connector is fully engaged in its receptacle, then push the CPA lock straight into the connector to lock it into place.
  4. Position the retractor lower bracket to the inner B-pillar (2).
  5. Install the front retractor bolt (4) that secures the retractor to the inner B-pillar. Tighten the bolt to the proper torque specification. Refer to TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  .
  6. Install the lower trim to the inside of the B-pillar. Refer to PANEL, B-PILLAR TRIM, INSTALLATION .
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  7. Snap the seat belt web guide (6) to the inner B-pillar (1). Be certain that the seat belt webbing (5) between the retractor and the web guide is not twisted.
  8. Position the seat belt turning loop to the stud on the height adjuster (2). Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the web guide and the turning loop is not twisted.
  9. Install the front seat belt turning loop nut (3) that secures the turning loop to the bracket. Tighten the nut to the proper torque specification. Refer to TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  .
  10. Install the upper trim (4) to the inside of the B-pillar (1). Refer to PANEL, B-PILLAR TRIM, INSTALLATION .
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  11. Be certain the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor buckle (2) is not twisted.
  12. Insert the lower anchor latch plate into the anchor buckle until it latches into position. Be certain that the anchor buckle is fully engaged with the lower anchor plate by forcefully pulling upward on the anchor buckle.
  13. Do not connect the negative battery cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component. Refer to SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM VERIFICATION TEST  .
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