Front Seat Belt System

CAUTION: To help avoid personal injury from unrepaired crash damage to a restraint system:
^ Replace each seat belt system worn during a crash unless the crash was minor.
^ Perform the seat belt check for each seat belt system. Replace the seat belt system if there is any doubt about the condition of system components.

1. The front seat belt system includes a driver and/or passenger seat belt retractor and buckle.
2. 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.
3. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled, the driver's door is closed, and the ignition switch is in RUN, 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, until the driver seat belt is buckled.
^ Then the reminder lamp will flash for an additional 55 seconds before going OFF.

To diagnose a failure of the reminder lamp or the tone alarm, refer to A Diagnostic System Check- Instrument Cluster in Instrument Panel, Gauges and Console.