B-Pillar Upper Trim Panel, Removing And Installing: Removing
Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.
- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .
-- Move the seat belt height adjuster -2- to the lowest position.
-- Free up the B-pillar trim panel -1- near the door seals, disengage at the side of the B-pillar and unclip it from the bracket in direction of -A arrows- .
-- Remove the B-pillar upper trim panel from the mount on the body in direction of -arrow B- by tilting the trim panel inward and pulling it downward at the same time.
-- Remove the B-pillar trim panel with the seat belt webbing still threaded through.
To replace the B-pillar upper trim panel, remove the front belt end fitting. Refer to FRONT BELT END FITTING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Bracket, Removing
-- Release the catch -1- using a screwdriver, and pull the bracket -2- for the B-pillar trim panel upward out of the mounts in direction of -arrows- .