Description

DESCRIPTION

An occupant restraint system is standard factory-installed safety equipment on this vehicle. Available occupant restraints for this vehicle include both active and passive types. Active restraints are those which require the vehicle occupants to take some action to employ, such as fastening a seat belt; while passive restraints require no action by the vehicle occupants to be employed.

ACTIVE RESTRAINTS

The active restraints for this vehicle include:

- Child Restraint Anchors - All vehicles are equipped with three, fixed-position, child seat upper tether anchors for the rear seat. Two anchors are integral to the back of the right rear seat back panel, and one is integral to the left rear seat back panel. Two lower anchors are also provided for each outboard rear seating position. These lower anchors are accessed from the front of the rear seat where the seat back meets the seat cushion. Two lower anchors are integral to the right rear seat back panel, and two are integral to the left rear seat back panel.
- Front Seat Belts - Both front seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems employing lower B-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, height-adjustable upper B-pillar mounted turning loops, a traveling lower seat belt anchor secured to the outboard side of the seat frame, and a traveling end-release seat belt buckle secured to the inboard side of the seat frame. The driver side front seat belt buckle includes an integral Hall-effect seat belt switch that detects whether the driver side front seat belt has been fastened.
- Rear Seat Belts - All three rear seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems. The outboard seating position belts employ lower C-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, fixed position upper C-pillar mounted turning loops, self-cinching latch plates for compatibility with child seats, and fixed lower seat belt anchors secured to the floor panel. The rear seat center seating position belt has an inertia latch-type emergency locking retractor that is integral to the rear seat back panel, and a cable from the seat back latch locks the center belt retractor spool unless the seat back is fully latched. The rear seat center seating position belt lower anchor is secured to the floor panel. All three rear seat belts have fixed end-release seat belt buckles secured to the floor panel, a single buckle unit on the right side and a double buckle unit on the left side.

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS





The passive restraints available for this vehicle include the following:




- Dual Front Airbags - Multistage driver and front passenger airbags are available for this vehicle. This airbag system is a passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by the SRS - AIRBAG logo molded into the driver airbag trim cover in the center of the steering wheel and also into the passenger airbag door on the instrument panel above the glove box. Vehicles with the airbag system can also be identified by the airbag indicator, which will illuminate in the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) for about seven seconds as a bulb test each time the ignition switch is turned to the ON position. A pyrotechnic-type seat belt tensioner is also integral to the driver and passenger front seat belt retractors of all airbag equipped vehicles to work in conjunction with the dual front airbags.
- Occupant Classification System - Vehicles manufactured for sale in North America also include an Occupant Classification System (OCS) with components that are located on the passenger side front seat cushion. These components include an Occupant Classification Module (OCM) and a seat weight bladder and pressure sensor assembly. In addition, this system includes a belt tension sensor integral to the lower anchor of the passenger side front seat belt. Vehicles equipped with the OCS components can be readily identified by a passenger airbag on/off indicator (1) located in the inboard end cap of the grab handle (2) on the instrument panel above the glove box door (4).
- Side Curtain Airbags - Optional side curtain airbags are available for this vehicle when it is also equipped with dual front airbags. This airbag system is a passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by a molded identification trim button with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located on the headliner above each B-pillar.





The supplemental restraint system includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:

- Airbag Control Module (5) - The Airbag Control Module (ACM) (also known as the Occupant Restraint Controller/ORC) is located on a mount on the floor panel transmission tunnel behind the transmission gear selector, and is concealed below the center floor console.
- Airbag Indicator - The airbag indicator is integral to the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC), which is located on the instrument panel in front of the driver.
- Belt Tension Sensor (4) - Vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) include a belt tension sensor. This sensor is integral to the passenger side front seat belt lower anchor which is secured to the outboard side of the passenger side front seat cushion frame.
- Clockspring - The clockspring is located near the top of the steering column, directly beneath the steering wheel. On vehicles equipped with an optional Electronic Stability Program (ESP) the clockspring includes an integral Steering Angle Sensor (SAS).
- Driver Airbag (3) - The driver airbag is located in the center of the steering wheel, beneath the driver airbag trim cover.
- Driver Knee Blocker - The driver knee blocker is a structural unit secured to the back side of and integral to the instrument panel steering column opening cover.
- Front Impact Sensor (1) - Two front impact sensors are used on vehicles equipped with dual front airbags, one left side and one right side. One sensor is located on the back side of each vertical member of the radiator support.
- Occupant Classification Module (4) - Vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) include an Occupant Classification Module (OCM) which is secured to a stamped steel mounting bracket on the underside of the passenger side front seat cushion frame.
- Passenger Airbag (2) - The passenger airbag is located on the instrument panel, beneath the passenger airbag door and above the glove box on the passenger side of the vehicle.
- Passenger Airbag On/Off Indicator - The Occupant Classification System (OCS) includes a passenger airbag on/off indicator which is located in the inboard grab handle end cap on the instrument panel between the passenger airbag door and the glove box. Vehicles without the OCS have only a trim bezel above the glove box, instead of a grab handle.
- Passenger Knee Blocker - The passenger knee blocker is a structural reinforcement that is integral to and concealed within the glove box door.
- Seat Belt Tensioner (6) - A seat belt tensioner is integral to both front seat belt retractor units on vehicles equipped with dual front airbags. The seat belt retractor and tensioner units are secured to the right and left inner B-pillars and concealed beneath the lower B-pillar trim.
- Seat Weight Sensor (4) - Vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) include a seat weight sensor, which includes a liquid-filled bladder, a pressure sensor, and a short hose that connects the bladder to the sensor. The bladder is sandwiched between an insulator pad on the top of the passenger side front seat cushion spring and the seat cushion foam padding, while the pressure sensor is secured to the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) mounting bracket on the underside of the passenger side front seat cushion frame.
- Side Curtain Airbag (8) - In vehicles equipped with this option, a side curtain airbag is secured to each inside roof side rail above the headliner, and extends from the A-pillar to just beyond the C-pillar.
- Side Impact Sensor (7) - Two side impact sensors are used on vehicles equipped with the optional side curtain airbags, one left side and one right side. One sensor is located behind the lower B-pillar trim above the front seat belt retractor on each inner B-pillar.

The ACM, the OCM, and the EMIC each contain a microprocessor and programming that allow them to communicate with each other using the Programmable Communications Interface (PCI) data bus network. This method of communication is used by the ACM for control of the airbag indicator in the EMIC on all vehicles equipped with dual front airbags.

Hard wired circuitry connects the supplemental restraint system components to each other through the electrical system of the vehicle. These hard wired circuits are integral to several wire harnesses, which are routed throughout the vehicle and retained by many different methods. These circuits may be connected to each other, to the vehicle electrical system, and to the supplemental restraint system components through the use of a combination of soldered splices, splice block connectors, and many different types of wire harness terminal connectors and insulators. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. The wiring information includes wiring diagrams, proper wire and connector repair procedures, further details on wire harness routing and retention, as well as pin-out and location views for the various wire harness connectors, splices and grounds.