Restraint System
Important: If the vehicle has been in a collision, refer
to
Repairs and Inspections Required After a Collision
for additional information.
Vehicle has front and rear seat belts that are the primary means of occupant
restraint. Seat belts help to keep the occupant(s) 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 vehicle speed |
| • | An abrupt change in vehicle direction |
| • | Operation of the vehicle on a steep upgrade |
| • | Operation of the vehicle on a downgrade |
The seat belts have an automatic locking (cinch) feature. The cinch feature
is activated when the seat belt webbing is completely extended from the retractor.
The cinch feature prevents the webbing from extending beyond the position from which
it is allowed to retract. Use of the cinch feature is recommended for securing a
child seat. The cinch feature may be cancelled by allowing the webbing to wind back
completely into the retractor. After the cinch feature is cancelled, the webbing
is unlocked. After the cinch feature is cancelled, the webbing will extend from
the retractor. This vehicle is also equipped with a supplemental inflatable restraint
(SIR) system. Refer to
SIR System Description and Operation
in SIR.
Front Seat Belt System
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: |
| - | 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 in ON position, the following events will occur: |
| - | The tone alarm will operate for 4 to 8 seconds and then go OFF. |
| - | The fasten safety belt indicator will turn ON for 20 seconds, until
the driver seat belt is buckled. |
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. |
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, the seat will need to be anchored. 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-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 in order 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 ensure the correct top strap angle, the child seat is only
to be used at the seating position for which the top strap anchor is installed.
Fasten Safety Belt Indicator (Red)
The fasten safety belt indicator may only be ON during RUN. The instrument
panel cluster (IPC) illuminates the fasten safety belt indicator under the following
conditions:
| • | The inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) sends the
status of the drivers seat belt switch to the IPC via a class 2 message.
If the seat belt is unfastened, the IPC will illuminate the fasten safety belt
indicator for 20 seconds followed by flashing for 55 seconds or until
the seat belt is fastened. If the seat belt is unfastened within 8 seconds
following the bulb check, the IPC sends a class 2 serial message requesting
5 chimes to sound. |
