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Rear Center

WARNING: TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, 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 INOPERATIVE 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 FAULTY SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.

NOTE: The rear center seat belt retractor is secured with a single screw to a mounting bracket that includes the unique black, keyed center seat belt lower anchor buckle and the right outboard occupant buckle, but can be removed from the mounting bracket and is serviced separately from the two buckles. The center anchor buckle and the right outboard occupant buckle are serviced as a unit with their mounting bracket.

REMOVAL




1. Reach between the rear seat cushion and the rear seat back to access and unbuckle the center seat belt lower anchor latch plate (12) from the unique black, keyed center lower anchor buckle (10). Use an ignition key or a small screwdriver to depress the small white release button on the anchor buckle.
2. Remove the rear seat from the vehicle. On models with the optional 60/40 split rear bench, only the 60 percent section (right side) of the rear seat must be removed.
3. Lift upward on the forward edge of the rear center seat belt bezel (3) at the top of the cab back panel (1) to release the snap features that secure the bezel to the belt bracket (5).
4. Remove the bezel from the webbing of the rear center seat belt (2).
5. Lift the rear center seat belt cover (4) off of the belt bracket at the top of the cab back panel and remove the cover from the webbing of the rear center seat belt.
6. Remove the two screws (6) that secure the belt bracket of the rear center seat belt to the body bracket (7) on the upper cab back panel reinforcement.
7. Remove the belt bracket of the rear center seat belt from the body bracket.




8. Remove the screw (6) that secures the rear center seat belt retractor (3) to the center anchor (5) and right outboard occupant (1) buckles and mounting bracket (4) unit on the rear floor panel near the cab back panel.
9. Remove the rear center seat belt retractor from the center anchor and right outboard occupant buckles and mounting bracket unit.
10. Remove the rear center seat belt and retractor unit from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION




1. Position the rear center seat belt and retractor unit (3) onto the center anchor (5) and right outboard occupant (1) buckles and mounting bracket (4) unit on the rear floor panel near the base of the cab back panel.
2. Install and tighten the screw (6) that secures the rear center seat belt retractor bracket to the center anchor and right outboard occupant buckles and mounting bracket unit. Tighten the screw to 40 N.m (29 ft.lbs.).




3. Position the belt bracket (5) of the rear center seat belt (2) onto the body bracket (7) on the upper cab back panel (1) reinforcement.
4. Install and tighten the two screws (6) that secure the belt bracket of the rear center seat belt to the body bracket. Tighten the screws to 20 N.m (15 ft.lbs.).
5. Lift the webbing of the rear center seat belt and slide the cover (4) over the belt bracket at the top of the cab back panel until it is fully seated.
6. Route the rear center seat belt bezel (3) over the webbing of the rear center seat belt.
7. Position the rear center seat belt bezel over the cover and belt bracket at the top of the cab back panel and engage the rearward snap features of the bezel with the belt bracket. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly downward on the front of the bezel until it snaps into place over the cover and belt bracket.
8. Reinstall the rear seat into the vehicle. On models with the optional 60/40 split rear bench, only the 60 percent section (right side) of the rear seat must be reinstalled.
9. Reach between the rear seat cushion and the rear seat back to buckle the rear center seat belt lower anchor latch plate (12) to the unique black, keyed center lower anchor buckle.
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