Fasten Safety Belt Indicator
| • | The instrument panel cluster (IPC) illuminates the fasten safety
belt indicator when the body control module (BCM) detects that the driver's
seat belt is unbuckled. The IPC receives a discrete input from the
BCM requesting illumination. When the indicator is on, the BCM activates
the audible warning. |
| • | The IPC performs the displays test at the start of each ignition
cycle. The IPC illuminates the fasten safety belt indicator. |
Restraint System
Seat belts are the primary means of occupant restraint. Seat belts help
to keep the occupants inside the passenger compartment and to gradually
reduce the impact forces during the following events:
| • | Frontal impact type crashes |
| • | Rear impact type crashes |
| • | Side impact type crashes |
All seat belt retractors have emergency locks. The retractors remain
unlocked during normal operation and under normal driving conditions. The
retractors remain unlocked during normal conditions in order to
allow free movement of the upper body of each occupant. A pendulum
locks the seat belt webbing into position. The pendulum causes a
locking bar to engage a cog on the spool of the retractor mechanism
when the following conditions occur:
| • | A rapid extraction of the seat belt webbing from the retractor |
| • | An abrupt change in the vehicle speed |
| • | An abrupt change in the vehicle direction |
| • | Operation of the vehicle on a steep upgrade |
| • | Operation of the vehicle on a steep downgrade |
The seat belts have an automatic locking feature, or cinch feature.
After the seat belt is buckled, pulling on the shoulder belt will cause
the lap belt to tighten and hold.
Use of the cinch feature is recommended for securing a child seat.
The cinch feature may be canceled by unbuckling the seat belt.
This vehicle is also equipped with a supplemental inflatable restraint
(SIR) system. Refer to in SIR.
Front Seat Belt System
The front seat belt system includes the following components:
| • | The driver and the passenger seat buckle-side belts, attached
to the floor panel inboard of the front seats |
| • | The driver and the passenger seat retractor-side belts, attached
to the floor panel |
| • | The driver and the passenger seat retractor-side belts, attached
to the roof panel in the coupe, or to the body lock pillar reinforcement
in the convertible |
The seat belt system includes a seat belt switch in the driver seat
buckle-side belt. The seat belt switch controls the fasten safety belt indicator
and the seat belt alarm. When the driver door is closed and the ignition
switch is turned ON, but the driver seat belt is not buckled the
seat belt alarm will operate for 4 to 8 seconds and then turn
off. Refer to
Diagnostic System Check - Seat Belts
in Seat Belts in order to diagnose faults in the Seat
Belt System.
Rear Seat System
The rear seat belt system includes the following components:
| • | The rear seat buckle-side belt, attached to the floor panel inboard
of the rear seats |
| • | The rear seat retractor-side belt, attached to the floor panel
and the inner wheelhouse panel in the coupe, or to the floor panel in the
convertible, and to the rear seat shoulder belt retractor bracket |
