Seat Belt Switch - Description

DESCRIPTION





Two different seat belt switches are used in the front seat buckles of this vehicle. The driver side uses a mechanical switch, while the passenger side is actually a Hall Effect-type sensor. The driver side switch is a small, normally open, single pole, single throw, leaf contact, momentary switch. The driver side seat belt switch is integral to the buckle of the driver side front seat belt buckle. The passenger side switch consists of a fixed-position, Hall Effect Integrated Circuit (IC) chip and a small permanent magnet that is integral to the passenger side front seat belt buckle. The front seat belt buckles (1) are located on a molded plastic scabbard and secured along with the seat belt buckle tensioner mechanism by a screw (2) near the back of the inboard front seat cushion frame.

The seat belt switches are connected to the vehicle electrical system through a two-lead pigtail wire (3) and a four-way connector shared with the buckle tensioner squib circuits on the front seat belt buckle-half, which is connected to a wire harness connector and take out of the seat wire harness routed beneath the front seat cushion. On the passenger side, a one kilo ohm diagnostic resistor is connected in parallel with the IC where the two pigtail wire leads connect to the IC pins.

The seat belt switches cannot be adjusted or repaired. If ineffective or damaged, the entire front seat belt buckle-half and tensioner unit must be replaced.