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Rear Center Seat Belt Removal/Installation: Notes

CAUTION:
  • If the retractor is disassembled, it will not operate correctly due to looseness and excessive play of the internal parts, therefore, do not disassemble the retractor.
NOTE:
  • The rear center seat belt is building into the rear seat back (LH).
  1. Switch the ignition to off.
  2. Disconnect the negative battery terminal and wait for 1 min or more. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  3. Remove the following parts:
    1. Rear seat cushion (See REAR SEAT CUSHION REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Rear seat back (LH) (See REAR SEAT BACK REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Rear seat back frame (See REAR SEAT BACK FRAME REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the rear center seat belt from the guide.
    G15641443Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the cover.
    G15641444Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. Remove the nuts.
    Fig 1: Rear Seat Back Frame, Rear Center Seat Belt, Retractor And Nuts With Torque Specification
    G15641445Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove the rear center seat belt retractor from the rear seat back frame.
  8. Remove the rear center seat belt.
  9. Install in the reverse order of removal. (See Rear Center Seat Belt Installation Note .)