Front Seat Belt

Front Seat Belt

REMOVAL

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
1. Fold the backrest all the way forward, and then move the front seat all the way forward.
2. Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the battery ground cable, and wait for 60 seconds or more.
3. Remove the center pillar lower trim and center pillar upper trim.
- Center pillar lower trim
- Center pillar upper trim

4. Remove the bolt, and then remove the shoulder anchor.






5. Remove the bolts and then remove adjustable anchor assembly.






6. Disconnect connector (A) of the pretensioner, and remove the lower anchor bolt and seat belt retractor.






7. On passenger's side, disconnect the connector of the seat belt tension sensor.

CAUTION:
- Do not drop or subject the pretensioner to any impact.
- Since the pretensioner and bracket are integrated as a unit, do not disassemble them.






2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY
1. Turn the ignition switch to OFF, disconnect the battery ground cable, and wait for 60 seconds or more.
2. Remove the four bolts in the slide rail LH and RH.
3. Disconnect the seat belt warning light connector under the seat.
4. Remove the harness clips from the back of the seat.
5. Remove the TORX(R) bolt, and then remove the inner seat belt assembly.






INSTALLATION

1. OUTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:
- The parts of driver and passenger sides are not the same. Before installation, make sure that the correct part is used.
- Be careful not to twist the seat belts during installation.

Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
T1: 7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
T2: 30 N.m (3.1 kgf-m, 22 ft-lb)
T3: 38 N.m (3.9 kgf-m, 28 ft-lb)
T4: 53 N.m (5.4 kgf-m, 39 ft-lb)

2. INNER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:
- After the driver's and passenger's inner seat belt assembly installation, check that the seat belt buckle switch operates normally using the Subaru Select Monitor III in {Status Data} of "Airbag System". Subaru Select Monitor Improper buckle switch operation may cause airbag system malfunction.
- Inner seat belt assembly harness (1) must be routed securely as shown in the figure, as it can affect the performance of the seat position sensor and occupant detection system.

- Driver's seat






- Passenger's seat






Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
T1: 7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
T2: 30 N.m (3.1 kgf-m, 22 ft-lb)
T3: 38 N.m (3.9 kgf-m, 28 ft-lb)
T4: 53 N.m (5.4 kgf-m, 39 ft-lb)