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B-Piller Trim



B-Pillar Trim, Removing And Installing







1 - Upper B-pillar trim
Removing:
- Unclip upper B-pillar trim - 1 - Fig. 2.
- Pull B-pillar trim - 1 - upward out of B-pillar trim - 4 -.
- Disconnect three-point seat belt at door sill.
- Remove three-point seat belt from B-pillar trim - 1 -.
Installing:
- Insert B-pillar trim - 1 - into B-pillar trim - 4 -.

NOTE: Do not press button when installing.

- Install upper B-pillar trim.
- Insert seat belt guide - 5 - into seat belt height adjuster Fig. 1.

NOTE: Function check after installing trim:







- Height adjuster must audibly engage into all five of the possible positions (even in the top position).
- Switch must return by itself to released position after being actuated.
2 - Anti-twist stop
3 - Belt guide
4 - Lower B-pillar trim
Removing:
- Remove upper B-pillar trim - 1 - (do not detach three-point seat belt).
- Push back retaining tabs (2x) for B-pillar trim at door sill.
- Remove trim - 4 - upward and detach from belt guide - 3 -.
Installing:
- Installation is the reverse of removal
5 - Seat belt height adjuster trim







Fig. 1 Installing upper B-pillar trim in belt height adjuster
- Guide slide with button - 4 - (without pressing) beginning at top and working downward into release lever - 1 - of height adjuster, while simultaneously installing pin - 2 - into mounting - 3 -.







Fig. 2 Removing B-pillar trim
- To make removal easier, use two assembly hooks - 2 -.
- Install assembly hooks near retaining clips.