Upper B-Pillar Trim

Upper B-pillar Trim

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Trim removal wedge (3409)

Removing






Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] Description and Operation.

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

- Move seat belt height adjuster to the lowest position.

- Position the trim removal wedge (3409) at the bottom edge of the trim and unclip the upper B-pillar trim - 2 - off the B-pillar - arrows A -.

- Vehicles with a vent: disconnect the connector.

- 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.

Installation

• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] Description and Operation.

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

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

• Ensure that the seat belt height adjuster is in the lowest position.

- First, insert the B-pillar trim - 3 - upward into the mount on the roof.






• The mount - 2 - for the sliding piece of the B-pillar upper trim must engage in the retaining pin - 1 - on the seat belt height adjuster - arrow -.

Versions with a vent:






- Position the B-pillar rear trim - 1 - on the B-pillar so that the vent - 2 - locks into the air duct - 3 - - arrow -.

- Lock the B-pillar rear trim in the B-pillar - arrow A -.

- Install the B-pillar front trim in the B-pillar - arrow B -.

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.

- Stretch the door seal lips over the trim.

Information for installation: for example tightening specifications, replacing body parts, refer to => [ B-pillar Trim Assembly Overview ] B-Pillar Trim Assembly Overview.