Removing Renault Megane II seat belts

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Tools: 16 mm spanners, TORX T15, flat-blade screwdriver.

Precautions: we disconnect the negative battery terminal and wait at least 1 minute before removing the seat belt. This is necessary for the SRS system capacitors to discharge.

Disconnecting the negative battery terminal — Disconnect the negative battery terminal

Removing the front seat belts

Pressing the seat belt buckle retainer — Press the seat belt buckle retainer

Removing the seat belt buckle — Remove the seat belt buckle

We remove the lower centre pillar trim.

Removing the lower centre pillar trim — Remove the lower centre pillar trim

Removing the upper centre pillar trim — Remove the upper centre pillar trim

Unscrewing the upper seat belt securing bolt — Unscrew the upper securing bolt of the front seat belt

Disconnecting the bracket from the adjustment mechanism — Disconnect the seat belt securing bracket from the seat belt height adjustment mechanism

Unscrewing the inertia reel securing bolt — Unscrew the inertia reel securing bolt

Removing the inertia reel — Remove the inertia reel together with the driver's seat belt from the cavity of the body centre pillar

Removing the seat belt height adjustment mechanism (if necessary)

Unscrewing the adjustment mechanism securing bolt — Unscrew the bolt securing the seat belt height adjustment mechanism to the body centre pillar

Sliding the adjustment mechanism upwards — Slide the height adjustment mechanism upwards

Removing the height adjustment mechanism — Remove the seat belt height adjustment mechanism

Refitting: refit the seat belt in the reverse order.

Removing the rear seat belts

Preparation for removing the rear seat belts — Remove the rear parcel shelf and the rear pillar trims
(see the article Removing interior parts on a Renault Megane 2)

Disconnecting the lower mounting bracket — Unscrew the securing bolt and disconnect from the body the lower mounting bracket of the rear passenger seat belt

Disconnecting the connector from the pretensioner module — Pull back the connector retainer and disconnect the connector from the pretensioner module of the rear passenger seat belt

Unscrewing the inertia reel securing bolt of the rear seat belt — Unscrew the inertia reel securing bolt

Removing the rear seat belt inertia reel — Remove the inertia reel together with the pretensioner module and the rear passenger seat belt

Refitting: refit the seat belt and all parts in the reverse order.

Note: when refitting the seat belts, make sure that:

the belt is not twisted;
the securing bolts are tightened to the required torque;
after refitting, check the operation of the inertia mechanism and the buckle.