Chery Tiggo 5 (T21). Manual - part 372

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ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

Front Seat Belt Assembly

Removal

HINT:

 Use the same procedures for the right side and left side.

 Procedures listed below are for the left side.

1. Turn off all the electrical equipment and ignition switch.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Remove the front left seat belt assembly.

a. Using a screwdriver wrapped with protective tape, pry 

the lower bolt protective cap (arrow) of front seat belt 
assembly.

b. Remove the fixing bolt (arrow) from the lower part of 

front seat belt assembly.

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(Tightening torque: 50 ± 5 N·m)

c. Remove the left B-pillar lower protector assembly (

See page 49-20

).

d. Remove the left B-pillar upper protector assembly (

See page 49-21

).

CAUTION

 Make sure to wear safety equipment to prevent accidents when removing front seat belt assembly.
 Appropriate force should be applied when removing front seat belt assembly, and avoid operating 

roughly. 

 DO NOT scratch the interior when removing front seat belt assembly.

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e. Remove the fixing bolt (arrow) from the upper part of 

front seat belt assembly.

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(Tightening torque: 50 ± 5 N·m)

f. Remove 2 fixing screws (1) from the center part of 

front seat belt assembly.

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(Tightening torque: 1.5 ± 0.5 N·m)

g.  Disconnect the connector (1) from the front seat belt.
h. Remove the fixing screw (2) from the front seat belt 

retractor.

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(Tightening torque: 3 ± 0.5 N·m)

i. Remove the fixing bolt (arrow) from the front seat belt 

retractor.

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(Tightening torque: 50 ± 5 N·m)

j. Remove the front left seat belt assembly.

Inspection

Check the front seat belt retractor.

HINT:
When the inclination of front seat belt retractor is 15° or less, 
check that the front seat belt can be pulled out from the front 
seat belt retractor. When the inclination of front seat belt 
retractor is over 45°, check that the front seat belt locks.

If result is not as specified, replace the front seat belt 
assembly.

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CAUTION

 DO NOT disassemble the front seat belt retractor.

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Unlock

Retractor

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Installation

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION

 Keep seat belt assembly clean, avoid attaching oil and check seat belt assembly for damage when 

installing the front seat belt assembly.

 Make sure to tighten all fixing bolts and fixing screws according to the specified torque when installing 

the front seat belt assembly.

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Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly

On-vehicle Inspection

1. Check the front seat belt buckle assembly.

a. Disconnect the front seat belt buckle connector 

(arrow).

b. Using a digital multimeter, measure the resistance 

between terminals 1 and 2 of front seat belt buckle 
assembly connector.
Under normal conditions, the measured resistance is 
∞  Ω (no continuity) when front seat belt assembly is 
fastened; the measured resistance is less than 0 Ω 
(continuity) when front seat belt assembly is 
unfastened.
If result is not as specified, replace the front seat belt 
buckle assembly.

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