Seat Belt: Description and Operation

FRONT SEAT SYSTEM
The front seat belt system includes the following components:
^ The driver and passenger seat buckle-side belts, attached to the inboard side of the seat frame
^ The driver and passenger seat retractor-side belts, attached to the lock pillar or center pillar

The driver seat belt system includes a seat belt switch in the driver seat buckle-side belt. The seat belt switch controls the fasten safety belt indicator and a tone alarm. The fasten safety belt indicator and the tone alarm will not operate when the following conditions exist:
^ The driver seat belt is buckled.
^ The driver door is closed.
^ The ignition switch is turned ON.

The following events will occur when the driver door is closed and the ignition switch is turned ON, but the driver seat belt is not buckled:
^ The tone alarm will operate for 4-8 seconds and then turn off.
^ The fasten safety belt indicator will operate until the driver seat belt is buckled, or until approximately 1 minute has elapsed.

Refer to Seat Belt Indicator Circuit Malfunction in order to diagnose faults in the fasten safety belt indicator or Diagrams in Body and Accessories in order to diagnose faults in the tone alarm.

REAR SEAT SYSTEM
The rear seat belt system includes the following components:
^ The rear seat buckle-side belt, attached to the floor panel inboard of the rear seats
^ The rear seat retractor-side belt, attached to the rear package shelf