Upper pillar cover

UPPER PILLAR COVER

REMOVAL/REFITTING

• Remove the lower pillar cover (see specific paragraph)

The vehicle is fitted with safety belts with pretensioner: ALWAYS take extreme care and CLOSELY adhere to safety regulations when working on the belts or near to them (see specific paragraph).

1. Slacken and remove the screw fastening the pretensioning device "safety" bracket.

1. Separate the inner bracket from the retainer pin on the inertia reel to "disable" the pretensioner, then remove it from the pillar.

NOTE: when the inner bracket is in position its tooth presses on the spring causing the release of the security device.

3,5 Nm
0,35 kgm

1. Through the special window make sure that the security device has been engaged checking that the spring shown by the arrow has returned to the rest position (towards the inside of the car); if not, suspend the procedure and be very careful because the device may be triggered.