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Second Row Outboard







SECOND ROW OUTBOARD

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 DaimlerChrysler Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.

NOTE: All seat belt retractors except the driver side front and the second row center retractor include a switchable automatic locking mechanism. Description.





1. Position the second row outboard seat belt (4) and retractor (6) to the lower inner C-pillar (1) as a unit.
2. Install and tighten the screw (5) that secures the retractor bracket to the lower C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 44.5 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).
3. Reinstall the quarter trim panel onto the lower C-pillar. Console Shifter Bezel - Installation.
4. Position the seat belt turning loop to the upper C-pillar. Be certain the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the turning loop is not twisted.
5. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the seat belt turning loop to the upper C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 44.5 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).
6. Reinstall the trim (2) onto the upper C-pillar. C-Pillar Trim Panel-Installation.




7. Reach through the outboard opening between the second row seat back (2) and seat cushion (6) to position the lower seat belt anchor (7) over the stud (4) at the forward end of the outboard seat bracket (3) on the rear floor panel (5). Be certain the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor is not twisted.
8. Install and tighten the nut (1) that secures the lower seat belt anchor and the seat bracket to the stud. Tighten the nut to 62.5 Nm (46 ft. lbs.).