Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 362

1.5.2

Overview - Front Seat Belt Latch, 4-Door Sedan and Wagon

1 - Front Seat Belt Latch

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “1.14 Front Seat Belt

Latch, Removing and

Installing”, page 120

 .

2 - Front Seat

❑ Driver side: with Driver

Seat Belt Switch - E24-

❑ Front passenger side:

with Front Passenger

Seat Belt Switch - E25-

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “2.10 Front Seat, Re‐

moving and Installing”,

page 335

 .

❑ Always replaced if the

belt tensioner has de‐

ployed when the seat

belt was buckled.

3 - Screw

❑ 40 Nm
❑ Replace the bolt if it was

removed because of an

accident when the seat

belt was buckled.

1.6

Overview - Rear Seat Belt Latch

1 - Left Dual Seat Belt Latch

❑ With Driver Side Rear

Seat Belt Switch - E258-

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “1.15 Rear Seat Belt

Latch, Removing and

Installing”, page 121

 .

❑ Always replaced if the

belt tensioner has de‐

ployed when the seat

belt was buckled.

❑ When tightening push

the belt latch assembly

against the stop.

❑ Must make contact with

the stop.

2 - Center Seat Belt Latch

❑ With Center Rear Seat

Belt Switch - E609-

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “1.15 Rear Seat Belt

Latch, Removing and

Installing”, page 121

 .

❑ Always replaced if the

belt tensioner has de‐

ployed when the seat

belt was buckled.

❑ When tightening push

the belt latch assembly

against the stop.

❑ Must make contact with

the stop.

3 - Right Seat Belt Latch with

Rear Center Belt End Fitting

❑ With Passenger Side Rear Seat Belt Switch - E259-
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “1.15 Rear Seat Belt Latch, Removing and Installing”, page 121

 .

❑ Always replaced if the belt tensioner has deployed when the seat belt was buckled.
❑ Must lie on stop when tightening the nut.

4 - Nut

❑ 40 Nm
❑ Replace the bolt if it was removed because of an accident when the seat belt was buckled.

5 - Connector

❑ For Passenger Side Rear Seat Belt Switch - E259-

6 - Nut

❑ 40 Nm
❑ Replace the bolt if it was removed because of an accident when the seat belt was buckled.

7 - Connector

❑ For Driver Side Rear Seat Belt Switch - E258- and Center Rear Seat Belt Switch - E609- .

1.7

Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing

and Installing

⇒ “1.7.1 Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing and Installing,

without Belt End Fitting Tensioner, 2-Door Sedan”, page 98
⇒ “1.7.2 Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing and Installing,

without Belt End Fitting Tensioner, 4-Door Sedan and Wagon”,

page 101
⇒ “1.7.3 Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing and Installing,

with Belt End Fitting Tensioner”, page 103

1.7.1

Front Three-Point Seat Belt, Removing

and Installing, without Belt End Fitting

Tensioner, 2-Door Sedan

Removing

WARNING

♦ Observe the safety precautions for pyrotechnical compo‐

nents. Refer to

⇒ “1.2 Safety Precautions for Pyrotechnic Components”,

page 3

 .

♦ Observe the disposal regulations for pyrotechnical com‐

ponents. Refer to

⇒ “1.3 Airbag, Belt Tensioner and Battery Cut-Out Units,

Storing, Transporting and Disposing (Pyrotechnic Com‐

ponents)”, page 5

 .

– Disconnect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned

on. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery;

Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .

– Remove the B-pillar upper trim panel. Refer to

⇒ “5.13.1 B-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing, 2-Door

Sedan”, page 256

 .

– Remove the front belt end fitting. Refer to

⇒ “1.11.1 Front Belt End Fitting, Removing and Installing, with‐

out Belt End Fitting Tensioner, 2-Door Sedan”, page 116

 .

– Remove the front seat belt guide. Refer to

⇒ “1.9.1 Front Seat Belt Guide, Removing and Installing, 2-

Door Sedan”, page 114

 .

– Remove the bolt -1-.
– Remove the seat belt guide -2- and seat belt webbing.

WARNING

Before  handling  pyrotechnic  components  (for  example,  dis‐

connecting the connector), the person handling it must “dis‐

charge static electricity”. This can be done by touching the door

striker pin, for example.

Vehicles without Reversible Belt Tensioner
– Release the connector lock with a small screwdriver in direc‐

tion of -arrow-, and remove the connector for the belt tensioner

igniter 1 -item 1-.

– If equipped, release and remove the second connector from

the front automatic belt retractor -2- in the same way.

– Remove the bolt -3- and the automatic belt retractor -2- from

the mount.