Audi Q7: Seat Belt Height Adjuster, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Move seat belt height adjuster slider to the lowest position.
- Remove the B-pillar upper trim panel. Refer to → Chapter "B-Pillar Upper Trim Panel, Removing and Installing".
- Set aside the B-pillar trim panel with the seat belt webbing to the side.
- Remove the bolt -4-.
- Remove the seat belt guide -1- with the seat belt webbing.
- Remove the bolt -3-.
- Remove the seat belt height adjuster -2- upward from the B-pillar.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:
- If parts of the seat belt system are removed due to an accident, replace the belt system bolts.
Note- Replacement seat belt height adjusters are delivered with the slider in the lowest position (installation position).
- If removed seat belt height adjusters are reinstalled, these should be placed in the lowest position (installation position).
- The belt height adjuster button must not be pressed when installing the B-pillar trim with slide.
- First, insert the B-pillar trim panel upward into the mount on the roof.
- The retaining pin -1- for the sliding piece on the B-pillar trim panel must engage in the mount -2- on the seat belt height adjuster -arrow-.
- Seat belt height adjuster replacement part: after installing the B-pillar trim, push the slider all the way up.
- This unlocks the seat belt height adjuster assembly anchorage.
- When checking function, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
- The seat belt height adjuster must audibly engage at every possible position (and in the highest position too).
- Belt height adjuster button must return to upper position by itself after being pressed.
- The belt relay must swing into vertical position or carrier direction by itself after tightening the screw.
If any of the listed conditions are not fulfilled, the belt height adjuster assembly must be checked; if necessary, replace the belt height adjuster.
Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Front Three-Point Seat Belt".
Front Seat Belt Latch, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Move the front seat into its highest position.
- Unscrew the front seat and tip forward with the wires attached. Refer to → Chapter "Front Seat, Removing and Installing".
- Disconnect the connector -3- and free up the wire -arrows-.
- Remove bolt -1- and remove belt latch -2-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:
- Position the seat belt latch -2- so that the cut-out -arrow B- lines up with the tab -arrow A- on the seat pan -1-.
Information for installation: for example, tightening specifications, replacing body parts. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Front Seat Belt Latch" and → Chapter "Overview - Front Seat".
Rear Seat Belt Latch, Removing and Installing
Rear Seat Belt Latch, Removing and Installing, Second Row
Outer Seat Belt Latch, Removing
- Remove the second row outer seat pan cushion. Refer to → Chapter "Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the tunnel-side seat side trim. Refer to → Chapter "Seat Side Trim on Tunnel Side, Removing and Installing, Outer Second Row Seat".
- Disconnect and free up the seat belt switch connector.
- Remove the bolt -2-.
- Remove the seat belt latch -1-.
Center Seat Belt Latch, Removing
- Remove the second row seat pan cushion in the center. Refer to → Chapter "Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing".
- Disconnect and free up the seat belt switch connector.
- Remove the bolt -1-.
- Remove the seat belt latch -2-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Installation instructions: for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Rear Seat Belt Latch, Second Row".
Rear Seat Belt Latch, Removing and Installing, Third Row
Outer Seat Belt Latch, Removing
- Remove the third row seat pan cushion. Refer to → Chapter "Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing, Third Row Seat Pan".
- Remove the side sill seat frame trim panel. Refer to → Chapter "Seat Frame Trim Panel on Side Sill Side, Removing and Installing, Third Row".
- Remove the bolt -1-.
- Remove the seat belt latch -2-.
Center Seat Belt Latches, Removing
- Remove the third row seat pan cushion. Refer to → Chapter "Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing, Third Row Seat Pan".
- Remove the seat frame trim panel on the tunnel-side. Refer to → Chapter "Seat Frame Tunnel-Side Trim Panel, Removing and Installing, Third Row".
- If equipped, disconnect the connectors for the seat belt switch and free it up.
- Remove the bolt -2-.
- Remove the seat belt latches -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Installation instructions: for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Rear Seat Belt Latch, Third Row".
