Warning: Models equipped with SRS (airbags), are equipped with front seat belt pretensioners. For safety reasons, do not disassemble, remove or repair any part of the front seat belt - work should only be carried out by a Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Front strap
1. Remove the two lower screws securing the middle pillar trim (see fig. 37.1).
Pic. 37.1. Screws of fastening of an overlay of an average rack (shown by arrows)
2. Turn the seat belt back, remove the cover on top of the lower anchor bolt by sliding it from the base of the belt (those. forward), then remove the lower seat belt mounting bolt.
3. Pull the rubber door seal around the B-pillar.
4. Move the B-pillar trim down to release the top retainer and remove the trim.
5. Turn away a bolt of fastening of the top guide of a belt and a bolt of fastening of an inertial drum, then remove a belt.
6. If the seat belt lever is also to be removed, first remove the driver's or passenger's seat as described in paragraph 35.
7. Hold the lever and turn away a bolt of fastening sideways on a seat. Remove the lever.
8. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
Rear seat belt
9. Remove the seat cushion as described in paragraph 36.
10. Turn away a bolt of fastening of a support of a seat belt to a floor (see fig. 37.10).
Pic. 37.10. Bolt of fastening of a back support of a seat belt
11. Pull the rubber door seal around the C-pillar trim.
12. Gently use a wedge to push the pad retainers forward towards the center of the vehicle.
13. Lift the pad up and remove it from the rear rack.
14. Remove the rear seat back as described in paragraph 36.
15. Turn away a bolt of fastening of the top directing on a back rack.
16. Remove the sound deadening material around the rear inertia coil.
17. Turn away a bolt of fastening of an inertial coil and remove a seat belt from the car.
18. If the lever is to be replaced, unscrew the bolt, remove the separation plate and remove the corresponding lever (see fig. 37.18).
Pic. 37.18. Bolt of fastening of the lever of a back seat belt
19. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.