Description and operation DescriptionThe Seat Belt Pretensioners (BPT) are installed inside center pillar (LH & RH). When a vehicle crashes with a certain degree of frontal impact, the pretensioner seat belt helps to reduce the severity of injury to the front seat occupants by retracting the seat belt webbing.
TroubleshootingProblem Symptoms TableUse the table below to help you find the cause of the problem. The numbers indicate the priority of the like cause of the problem.
Components and components location Component Repair procedures Removal1.Disconnect the negative(-) battery terminal.2.Remove the AVN Head unit.(Refer to Body Electrical System - "AVN(Audio Video Navigation) head unit")3.Loosen the mounting screws and remove the start/stop button (A).
Repair procedures Replacement1.Remove the condenser.2.Remove the cap (A) on the bottom of the condenser with a L wrench. Tightening torque : 9.81 - 14.71 N.m (1.0 - 1.5 kgf.m, 7.2 - 10.8 lb-ft) 3.Remove the receiver-drier (A) from condenser using a long nose plier.