remove seats BMW M3 1996 E36 User Guide
Page 474 of 759
720-
4
SEAT
BELTS
REAR
SEAT
BELT
ASSEMBLY
On
4-door
E36
models,
there
are
two
3-point
shoulder
belts
and
a
center
lap
beltin
back
.
On
2-doormodels,
there
is
no
center
rear
lap-belt
.
In
models
with
the
stationary
rear
seat
back,
the
shoulder
belt
reels
are
bolted
to
themiddle
of
the
parcel
shelf
.
In
modeis
with
fold-down
rearseat
back,
the
shoulder
belt
reels
are
at-
tached
to
the
folding
seat
back
.
The
rearseat
belt
assemblies
are
shown
in
Fig
.
7
.
Fig
.
7
.
Detafs
of
rearseat
belt
assembly
.
Seats
.
REAR
SEA
T
BELT
ASSEMBLY
1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
and
backrest
.
See
520
2
.
Remove
plastictrim
cover
over
shoulder
belt
reels
from
rear
window
shelf
.
See
Fig
.
8
.
3
.
Remove
rear
window
shelf
.
See
Fig
.
9
.
4
.
Unbolt
andremove
shoulder
belt
reels
.
NOTE-
The
shoulder
belt
anchor
belts
also
hold
thecenter
lap-
belt
in
place(where
applicable)
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reas-
semble
correctly
.
body
next
to
rear
door
frame
.
8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
5
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolt
frombeneath
rear
seat
.
WARNING
-
Alignment
tabs
on
seat
belt
reels
must
be
rein-
stalled
in
their
original
positions
Fig
.
8
.
Remove
rear
shoulder
belt
reel
trim
cover
from
rear
window
shelf
.
Unclip
plastic,
then
slide
off
shoulder
belts
as
shown
by
arrows
.
Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing
Fig
.
9
.
Remove
rear
window
shelf
.
Speaker
grilles
and
third
brake
(fixed
seat
back
modeis)
light
socket
will
have
to
be
removed
.
The
front
of
the
shelf
lifts
offits
clips
(black
arrows)
before
the
shelf
slides
forward
.
6
.
On
4-door
models
:
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from
7
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
rearside
panel
asde-
scribed
in
411
Doors
.
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from
body
nextto
quarter
panel
.
Tightening
Torques
"
Rear
seat
belt
reelbolt,
anchor
bolt,
or
lock
boltto
body
.
.
.....
.
...
...
.
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)
Page 475 of 759
Rear
seat
belt,
removing
and
installing
(foid-down
seat
back
modeis)
1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
.
See
520
Seats
.
2
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolt
from
beneath
rear
seat
.
NOTE
-
The
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolts
alsohold
the
center
lap-belt
in
place
(where
applicable)
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reas-
semble
correctly
.
3
.
On
4-door
models
:
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from
body
nextto
rear
door
frame
.
4
.
On
2-door
models
:
Remove
rearside
panel
as
de-
scribed
in
411
Doors
.
Unbolt
shoulder
belt
lock
bolt
from
body
next
to
quarter
panel
.
5
.
Unlock
and
flip
down
folding
rear
seat
backrest
.
Re-
move
trim
plug
from
back
of
cushion
(luggage
compart-
ment
side)
.
6
.
Remove
seat
beltreelbolt
andwasher
.
See
Fig
.
10
.
Fig
.
10
.
Rear
seat
beltreelbolt
(arrow)
.
0012676
7
.
Gently
pry
off
plastic
trim
at
top
of
backrest
and
pull
out
seat
beltreel
from
seat
.
NOTE-
The
seat
beltreel
is
held
snugly
by
the
backrest
cush-
ion
.
Moderate
force
will
be
needed
to
pulí
ít
out
.
8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Tightening
Torques
"
Rear
seat
beltreel
bolt,
anchor
bolt,
or
lock
boltto
body
...............
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)
Center
rear
lap-belt,
removing
and
installing
1
.
Remove
rear
seat
cushion
.
See520
Seats
.
2
.
Remove
shoulder
belt
anchor
bolts
from
beneath
rear
seat
.
3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
SEAT
BELTS
720-
5
NOTE-
The
shoulderbeltanchorbolts
also
hold
the
centerlap-
belt
in
place
.
Be
sure
to
note
relative
positions
of
metal
belt-end
anchors
in
order
to
reassemble
correctly
.
WARNING
-
Alignment
tabs
on
seat
belt
reels
must
be
rein-
stalled
in
their
original
positions
.
Tightening
Torques
"
Lap-belt
reelbolt
or
lock
boltto
body
.
48
Nm
(36
ft-Ib)
REAR
SEATBELT
ASSEMBLY
Page 481 of 759
Fig
.
8
.
Airbag
crash
sensor
mountingscrews
(arrows)
on
early
cars
.
Note
Torx
screws
with
anti-tamper
pin
in
screw-head
.
ZAE
control
module,
replacing
NOTE-
Some
versions
of
early
ZAE
control
modules
are
no
longer
available
from
BMW
.
When
replacing
control
modules
on
cars
built
between
September
1993
and
June
1994,
consulta
BMW
parts
department
for
the
lat-
est
information
on
retrofitting
the
later
module
.
3
.
Remove
orange
SRS
connector
from
its
holder
and
carefully
separate
connector
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
7
.
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover
negative
terminalwith
insulating
material
.
4
.
Working
behind
steering
wheel,
completely
loosen
Torx
screws
(T30)
while
holdingairbag
in
place
.
See
Fig
.
9
.
2
.
Lift
rearseat
cushion
.
Unplug
harness
connectors
and
Support
airbag
unit
toprevent
it
from
falling
out
.
remove
ZAE
airbag
control
module,
which
is
bolted
to
top
of
driveshaft
tunnel
.
3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Front
side-impact
airbag
crash
sensor,
removing
and
installing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover
negative
terminal
with
insulating
material
.
2
.
Remove
front
seat
.
See520
Seats
.
3
.
Convertible
:
remove
rear
seat
4
.
Remove
plastic
door
sill
trim
.
5
.
Fold
up
carpet
in
back
of
front
seat
.
6
.
Pull
off
connector
from
crash
sensor,
which
is
located
under
rugnext
to
door
si¡¡
.
7
.
Remove
sensorby
removing
screws
.
Note
direction
ar-
row
before
removing
sensor
.
8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal,noting
direction
arrow
on
sensor
.
AIRBAGS
AIRBAG
SYSTEM
(SRS)
721-
5
Driver
side
airbag,
removing
and
installing
1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
and
cover
negative
terminal
with
insulating
material
.
WARNING
-
On
cars
with
ZAE
system
:
If
theairbag
system
has
detected
a
fault
(SRS
indicator
illuminated),
a
wait-
ing
period
ofat
least
ten
minutes
must
be
observed
before
removing
the
airbag
from
the
steering
wheel
.
This
will
allow
the
system
capacitor
to
discharge,
re-
ducing
the
possibility
of
a
trigger
pulsebeinggener-
ated
to
the
airbag
.
CAUTION-
Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
vi¡¡
.
2
.
Remove
lower
steering
column
trim
mounting
screw
andremove
lower
trim
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
6
.
Fig
.
9
.
Driver
sideairbag
unit
mounting
screws
(arrows)
.
0011893
AIRBAGS