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 pretensioner type seat belt 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 ON, 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.
^ To diagnose a failure of the seat belt system, refer to A Diagnostic System Check Diagnostic System Check.