Front Seat Belt System Operation
Caution: To help avoid personal injury from unrepaired crash damage to a restraint
system, perform the seat belt check for each seat belt system. Replace the
seat belt system if there is any doubt about the condition of system components.
- The front seat belt system includes a driver and\or passenger
seat belt retractor and buckle.
- The LF seat belt system, includes a seat belt switch in the LF
seat buckle which controls a seat belt indicator and an audio alarm. When
the LF seat belt is buckled, the LF door closed, and the ignition switch is
in the ON position, the following events occur:
• | The audio alarm will not operate. |
• | The seat belt indicator will not operate. |
- When the LF seat belt is not buckled, the LF door closed, and
the ignition switch is in the RUN position, the following events will occur:
• | The audio alarm will operate for 4 to 8 seconds and then
turn OFF. |
• | The seat belt indicator will operate for 20 seconds, until the
LF seat belt is buckled. |
• | The seat belt indicator will flash for an additional 55 seconds
before turning OFF. |
• | To diagnose further failure of the seat belt indicator refer to
Symptoms - Seat Belts
or the audio alarm, refer
to Audible Warnings in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console. |
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 Replacement
.
All vehicles are equipped with a dual-mode 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.
Seat Belt System Circuit Description
The seat belt indicator will illuminate when the following conditions
occur simultaneously:
• | The ignition switch is in one of the following positions: |
• | The LF seat belt is not fastened. |
The audio alarm, located within the body control module (BCM), also
incorporates an indicator within the instrument panel cluster (IPC). The seat
belt indicator works in conjunction with the audio alarm. When
the BCM receives a signal that the LF seat belt is unfastened, the BCM sends
a signal to the IPC to command ON the seat belt indicator.