Front Seat Belt System
Caution: Restraint systems can be damaged in a collision. To help avoid injury
and ensure that all parts in need of replacement are replaced:
• Replace any seat belt system that was in use during the collision
serious enough to deploy any automatic restraint device such as air bags
and seat belt pretensioners. This not only includes seat belt systems in
use by people of adult size, but seat belt systems used to secure child
restraints, infant carriers and booster seats, including LATCH system and
top tether anchorages. • Replace any seat belt system that has torn, worn, or damaged components.
This not only includes adult seat belt systems, but built-in child restraints
and LATCH system components, if any. • Replace any seat belt system if you observe the words "REPLACE"
or "CAUTION", or if a yellow tag is visible. Do not replace
a seat belt if only the child seat caution label is visible. • Replace any seat belt system if you are doubtful about its condition.
This not only includes adult seat belt systems, but built-in child restraints,
LATCH system components, and any restraint system used to secure infant carriers,
child restraints, and booster seats.
- The front seat belt system includes a driver and\or passenger seat belt retractor and buckle.
- The driver's seat belt system, includes a seat belt switch in the driver seat buckle which controls a reminder lamp and a tone alarm. When the driver seat belt is buckled, the driver's door is closed, and the ignition switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
- When the driver's seat belt is not buckled, the driver's door is closed, and the ignition switch is in RUN, the following events will occur:
| • | The tone alarm will not operate. |
| • | The reminder lamp will not operate. |
| • | The tone alarm will operate for 4 to 8 seconds and then go OFF. |
| • | The reminder lamp will operate for 20 seconds, until the driver seat belt is buckled. |
| • | Then the reminder lamp will flash for an additional 55 seconds before going OFF. |
| • | To diagnose a failure of the reminder lamp or the tone alarm, refer to Diagnostic System Check - Audible Warnings in Instrument Cluster. |
Rear Seat Belt System
The rear seat belt system includes the following components:
| • | The rear seat belt retractor is located under the rear shelf trim panel and is attached to the rear shelf body panel. |
| • | The center rear seat belt buckle and the outer seat belt buckle are located in the center of the seat cushion and they are attached to the rear floor pan. |
Police Package Pursuit Performance Safety Belt
A driver side safety belt with a locking lap retractor is available as a dealer option. The purpose of this safety belt is to hold the officer more securely in the seat during maneuvers associated with high speed pursuits. To activate the system, buckle the belt as normal and then pull out all of the lap belt webbing. This activates a mechanism that puts the lap retractor into an automatic locking mode. Once in this mode the belt can be tightened by pulling the belt toward the retractor to return any slack. To deactivate the mechanism unbuckle the safety belt and let all of the lap belt webbing return to the retractor.
The mechanism in this optional belt is similar to that already installed on the passenger side lap belt and in both outboard rear seat safety belts. The feature was added to these other locations to allow a child restraint to be properly secured in the vehicle. See the Owner's Manual for further information.
Child Seat Restraint System
Caution: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right-front passengers air bag inflates. This is because the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. NEVER use a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle. If a forward-facing child restraint is suitable for your child, ALWAYS move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go and then install the child restraint. Be sure the child restraint position does not conflict with any additional requirements provided by the manufacturer. For more information, refer to the vehicle owners manual and the instruction that came with the child restraint.
The child seat may only be used in a forward facing seating location. The child seat should be installed and secured according to the manufacturer's directions. If the child seat has a top strap it will need to be anchored. Refer to Child Restraint Tether Anchor . Passengers should not be allowed to sit at locations where the seat belts are being used to secure the child seat.
All vehicles are equipped with a dual-moad type retractor with emergency and automatic locking features. The automatic locking feature is for restraint of a child seat. The child seat can be secured by pulling the seat belt all the way out to lock it. Then, tighten the seat belt around the child seat.
If a child seat is to be used in the second seat position, a special dealer-installed anchor must be used to anchor the child seat top strap. (This only applies to the seats designed with the top strap provision and for the vehicles sold in Canada). In order to assure the correct top strap angle, the child seat is only to be used at the seating position for witch the top strap anchor is installed.
