Seat Belt Systems: Description and Operation

Adjustable Shoulder Belt Anchor
Each front seat belt system has an adjustable shoulder belt anchor which allows the occupant to select the most appropriate anchor height from among the five positions in a 100 mm (3.94 in) range.





Rear Center Three-Point Type Seat Belt (SEDAN)
A three-point type seat belt is available for the center seating position of the rear seat. The retractor for the seat belt is installed on the luggage shelf behind the seating position.





Rear Center Three-Point Type Seat Belt (WAGON)
A three-point type seat belt is available for the center seating position of the rear seat. The retractor for the seat belt is installed on the ceiling at the rear right of the cabin.





Seat Anchored Inner Belt
The front inner belt (buckle stalk) is attached to the front seat rather than to the floor. This keeps the position of the occupant relative to the front inner belt always constant even when the front seat is moved for adjustment.





Inner Belt Buckle (WAGON)
The rear inner belt buckles can be stowed in the belt pocket located at the lower part of the center seat.

Pretensioner





Construction
The driver's and front passenger's seat belts are equipped with seat belt pretensioners.
The pretensioners use the front sub sensors and the airbag control module inside sensors to control their operation. If the sensors detect an impact exceeding the predetermined level during a frontal or front-angled collision, the front seat belts are quickly rewound by the retractors to take up slacks for maximum restraining of the seat occupants. If the load placed on a seat belt exceeds the predetermined level, the torsion bar twists to allow the belt to be pulled out, thus lessening the load imposed on the belt wearer's chest. Once the seat belt pretensioner has been activated, the seat belt retractor remains locked.

Function:

Locations Of Warning And Caution Labels:

Automatic Retractor
When each of the rear seat belts (for right, left and center seating positions) are drawn out completely, its retractor is placed in the automatic locking mode which is used when installing a child restraint system. In this mode, the belt can be retracted but cannot be extended. When the belt is retracted to a certain length, this mode is cancelled and normal operation is restored.