Front Seat
The front seat belt system includes the following components:
| • | The driver and passenger seat retractor side belts, which are
attached to the rocker panel. |
| • | The driver seat buckle side belt, which is attached to the driver
seat frame. |
| • | The passenger seat buckle side belt, which is attached to the
floor pan. |
The driver's seat belt system includes a seat belt switch in the driver
seat buckle side belt which controls a reminder lamp and a tone alarm. When
the driver's seat belt is buckled, the driver's door is closed, and the ignition
switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
| • | The tone alarm will not operate. |
| • | The reminder lamp will not operate. |
When the driver's seat belt is not buckled, the driver's door is closed,
and the ignition switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
| • | The tone alarm will operate for 4 to 8 seconds and then go OFF. |
| • | The reminder lamp will operate for 20 seconds, then the reminder
lamp will flash for an additional 55 seconds before going OFF. |
To diagnose a failure of the reminder tone alarm, refer to Audible Warning
Chime Cell 76 in Electrical Diagnosis.
To diagnose a failure of the reminder lamp, refer to Instrument Panel
Cluster (IPC) Microprocessor.
Rear Seat
The rear seat belt system includes the following components:
| • | The rear seat retractor side belt, which is attached to the rear
window shelf. |
| • | The rear seat center belt, which is attached to the floor pan. |
Child Restraint
Caution: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if
the right-front passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the back of
a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag.
It is always better to secure a child restraint in the rear seat. If a forward-facing
child seat 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 owner's
manual and the instructions that came with the child restraint.
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 Seat Restraint System Belt Kit
. Passengers should not be allowed to
sit at locations where the seat belts are being used to secure the child
seat.
