Safety Belt System: Notes

WARNING: All safety belt assemblies including retractors, buckles, front seat belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar), if equipped, shoulder belt height adjusters, if equipped, child safety seat tether bracket assemblies, if equipped, and attaching hardware should be inspected after any collision. All belt assemblies should be replaced unless a qualified technician finds the assemblies show no damage and operate properly. Belt assemblies not in use during a collision should also be inspected and replaced if either damage or improper operation is noted.

The Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) feature of the safety belt retractor must be checked by a qualified technician to verify that the ALR feature for a child seat is functioning properly, in addition to the other checks for proper safety belt system function. A belt and retractor assembly must be replaced if the safety belt assembly's "automatic locking retractor" feature or any other safety belt function is not operating properly when inspected according to the functional inspection procedures in the workshop manual. Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of injury in collisions.

WARNING: Each seating position in the vehicle has a specific safety belt assembly which consists of one buckle and one tongue. The safety belt assembly is designed to be used as a pair and is not to be used across seating positions.

WARNING: Never put a rear-facing child seat on the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag. If the air bag deploys, it can hit the back of the child seat with enough force to cause severe personal injury or death to the infant.

The active restraint system consists of:

The front safety belt retractors and tongues secured to the body behind the B-pillar trim panels.
The front outboard driver and passenger safety belt buckle and pretensioners secured to the front seat assembly.
The front center passenger safety belt and safety belt buckle ends (if equipped) secured to the floor pan on top of the front driver or passenger seat track.
The four door rear outboard safety belt retractors secured to the body behind the quarter window trim panel.
The four door rear center safety belt retractor and safety belt buckle assembly secured to the parcel shelf sheet metal under the parcel shelf trim panel and the floor pan under the rear seat cushion.
The four door and wagon second row driver side and center passenger safety belt buckle assembly secured to the floor pan under the second row seat cushion.
The wagon second and third row outboard safety belt retractors secured to the body behind the rear quarter trim panel.
The wagon second row passenger side safety belt buckle and center passenger safety belt assembly secured to the floor pan under the second row seat.
The wagon third row safety belt buckles secured to the floor pan under the third row seat cushion.

A continuous-loop, single retractor active restraint system is used on all four door and wagon vehicles at all seating positions. This is with the exception of the four door front center and wagon second row center seating positions, which use an adjustable belt and tongue.