Seat Belt Systems: Description and Operation

The occupant restraint system consists of:
- driver seat safety belt retractor
- driver seat safety belt buckle
- front seat shoulder safety belt height adjuster
- front passenger seat safety belt retractor
- front passenger seat safety belt buckle
- second row safety belt retractors
- second row outboard safety belt buckles
- second row secondary safety belt buckle
- child safety seat safety belt retractors
- child safety seat safety belt buckles
- second row center occupant safety belt tongue
- second row center occupant safety belt buckle
- third row outboard safety belt retractors
- third row outboard safety belt buckles
- third row center occupant safety belt tongue
- third row center occupant safety belt buckle

WARNING:
- All safety belt assemblies including retractors, buckles, front seat belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar), shoulder belt height adjusters, child safety seat tether attachments (if equipped), and attaching hardware should be inspected after any collision. All belt assemblies should be replaced unless a qualified technician finds that 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.
- Rear facing child seats or infant carriers should never be placed in the front seats. If you must use a forward facing child seat, move the seat all the way back.

The passenger front seat combination lap/shoulder belt has an Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode for child seat installation. The belt webbing is labeled with a warning tag.

The outboard safety belts for the front seats are a continuous-loop three-point system. The combination lap and shoulder belt (continuous-loop) uses a common sliding tongue and retractor.

The shoulder harness retractor is designed to let the webbing move freely in and out at all times, except during vehicle hard braking, hard cornering or an impact of 8 km/h (5 mph) or more, when it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor.

Before installing the new safety belt assembly, the safety belt attaching areas must be inspected for damage and distortion. If the attaching points are damaged and distorted, the sheet metal must be reworked back to its original shape and structural integrity.