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Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Replacement - Front — 2010 Hummer H3 Base, Automatic Service Manual

Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Replacement - Front

Fig 1: Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner - Front
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WARNING: In order to prevent accidental deployment and the risk of personal injury, do not dispose of an undeployed inflatable restraint seat belt pretensioner as normal shop waste. Undeployed seat belt pretensioners contain substances that could cause severe illness or personal injury if their sealed containers are damaged during disposal. Use the following deployment procedures to safely dispose of an undeployed seat belt pretensioner. Failure to observe the following disposal methods may be a violation of federal, state, or local laws.
WARNING: When carrying an undeployed inflatable restraint seat belt pretensioner:
  • Do not carry the seat belt pretensioner by the wires or connector.
  • Carry the seat belt pretensioner by the piston tube, keeping hands and fingers away from the cable.
  • Make sure the open end of the seat belt pretensioner piston tube points away from you and other people.
  • Do not cover the seat belt pretensioner piston tube opening with your hand.

Failure to observe these guidelines may result in personal injury.

Preliminary Procedure

  1. Disable the SIR. Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling .
  2. Remove the center pillar lower trim panel. Refer to Center Pillar Lower Trim Panel Replacement .
  3. Fully deploy the pretensioner before disposal. Refer to Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping .
1 Seat Belt Retractor Bolt
CAUTION: Refer to Fastener Caution .

Tighten:  52 N.m (38 lb ft)
2 Shoulder Belt Guide Adjuster
3 Seat Belt Retractor Bolt

Tighten:  52 N.m (38 lb ft)
4 Seat Belt Retractor Bolt

Tighten:  52 N.m (38 lb ft)
5 Retractor Side Belt Assembly