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Tesla Model 3: Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

Tesla Model 3 2017-2025 Service Manual / Safety and Restraint / Seatbelts / Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

Note:

This procedure was formulated using a release candidate or production model. Follow safety requirements and use extreme caution when working on or near high-voltage systems and components.

SPECIAL TOOLS

Tool, Inductive Heating (1032900-00-A)

Remove

  1. Remove the 2nd row seat cushion. See Seat Cushion - Lower - 2nd Row (Remove and Replace).

Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

  1. Disconnect the RH and center seat buckle electrical connectors.

Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

  1. Release the bracket that attaches the female side of the electrical connectors to the body studs.

Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

  1. Remove and discard the bolt, and then remove the RH and center seat buckles together. Torque 40 Nm

Note: If the bolt is hard to remove, use an inductive heating tool to melt the adhesive patch material. Position the inductive heating tool coil around the bolt, and then heat the bolt for 20 seconds. Allow the bolt to cool down for 2 minutes, and then remove and discard the bolt.

Install

Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

  1. Install new bolt that attaches the RH and center seat buckles to the body. Torque 40 Nm

Note: Make sure that the guide pin is aligned.

  1. Install the bracket that attaches the female side of the connectors to the body studs.

Buckle - 2nd Row - Center (Remove and Replace)

  1. Connect the RH and center seat buckle electrical connectors.
  2. Install the 2nd row seat cushion. See Seat Cushion - Lower - 2nd Row (Remove and Replace).

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