Jeep Liberty KJ. Manual - part 248

9. Remove the buckle from the seat.

REAR

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor
service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors
for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any
belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or inoperative buckle
or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child
restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to
repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or faulty seat belt and child
restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar Parts Catalog.

1. Unlatch the rear seat back (3) and fold it forward

far enough to access the screw (1 or 5) that
secures the rear seat belt buckle (2 or 4) anchor to
the rear floor panel (6) between the rear seat back
and the rear seat cushion.

2. Remove the screw that secures the rear seat belt

buckle anchor to the rear floor panel.

3. Lift the rear seat belt buckle anchor off of the stud

on the rear floor panel.

4. Remove the rear seat belt buckle and anchor from

between the rear seat back and the rear seat cush-
ion as a unit.

INSTALLATION

FRONT

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental
restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification sys-
tem, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect
and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge
before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental
restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

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1. Position the front seat belt buckle (1) lower anchor

through the inboard seat cushion side shield (2).

2. On the driver side only, position the seat belt switch

pigtail wire (4) between the seat cushion frame and
the seat track by gently prying the inboard seat
track away from the inboard rear corner of the seat
cushion frame far enough to slide the pigtail wire
into position between them.

3. On the driver side only, engage the seat belt switch

pigtail wire routing clip into the locating hole in the
seat cushion frame.

4. On the driver side only, install and tighten the two

screws that secure the inboard seat track to the
rear inboard corner of the seat cushion frame.
Tighten the screws to 28 N·m (21 ft. lbs.).

5. On the driver side only, position the inboard seat cushion side shield to the seat cushion frame.

6. On the driver side only, install and tighten the two screws that secure the inboard seat cushion side shield to the

seat cushion frame. Tighten the screws to 1 N·m (9 in. lbs.).

7. Position the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the bracket on the inboard side of the seat track.

8. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the front seat belt buckle anchor to the bracket on the inboard side

of the seat track. Tighten the screw to 43 N·m (32 ft. lbs.).

9. On the driver side only, reconnect the seat belt

switch pigtail wire (1) connector to the seat wire
harness (2) connector on the seat cushion frame
bracket (3) located under the rear edge of the seat
cushion near the inboard side of the seat.

10. On the driver side only, reinstall the front seat and

seat track to the floor panel as a unit. (Refer to 23
- BODY/SEATS/SEAT - FRONT - INSTALLA-
TION).

11. For the driver side only, do not reconnect the bat-

tery negative cable at this time. The supplemental
restraint system verification test procedure should
be performed following service of any supplemen-
tal restraint system component. (Refer to 8 -
ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PRO-
CEDURE - VERIFICATION TEST).

REAR

RESTRAINTS - SERVICE INFORMATION

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1. Unlatch the rear seat back (3) and fold it forward

far enough to access the mounting location for the
rear seat belt buckle (2 or 4) anchor to the rear
floor panel (6) between the rear seat back and the
rear seat cushion.

2. Position the rear seat belt buckle and anchor

between the rear seat back and the rear seat cush-
ion as a unit.

3. Lower the rear seat belt buckle anchor over the

stud on the rear floor panel.

4. Install and tighten the screw (1 or 5) that secures

the rear seat belt buckle anchor to the rear floor
panel. Tighten the screw to 43 N·m (32 ft. lbs.).

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SEAT BELT & RETRACTOR

REMOVAL

FRONT

NOTE: On vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS), the passenger side front seat
belt and retractor unit includes a belt tension sensor that is integral to the lower seat belt anchor, which is
secured to the outboard side of the passenger side front seat cushion frame. Any time any OCS component
is removed or replaced for any reason, the OCM must be re-calibrated using a diagnostic scan tool, the
Occupant Classification Seat Weight special tool, and the Occupant Classification System Verification Test.
Refer to the appropriate diagnostic procedures.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The
front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is faulty or damaged, but
the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed
supplemental restraints. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - HANDLING
NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS). If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the
recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the unit
from the vehicle. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT).

1. Adjust the front seat to its most forward position for

easiest access to the front seat belt lower anchor
(2) and the B-pillar trim.

2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to dis-
charge before further service.

3. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-

bladed tool, gently pry the seat belt anchor cover to
remove it from the rear of the outboard seat side
shield (3).

4. On the passenger side only if the vehicle is

equipped with the Occupant Classification System,
disconnect the belt tension sensor pigtail wire con-
nector (4) from the seat wire harness connector.

5. Remove the screw (1) that secures the lower

anchor/belt tension sensor to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame.

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