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Seat Belt Buckle Switch: Testing and Inspection





BUCKLE SWITCH INSPECTION

Driver Side

1. Switch the ignition to off.

2. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Removal and Replacement Removal and Replacement Removal and Replacement

3. Remove the front seat. Removal and Replacement

4. Remove the front buckle. Front Buckle Removal/Installation

5. Inspect for continuity between the buckle switch terminals using a tester.






- If not as indicated in the table, replace the driver side front buckle.





Passenger Side

1. Connect the M-MDS (IDS) to the DLC-2.

2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization screen of the IDS.
a. Select "DataLogger".

b. Select "Modules".

c. Select "RCM".

3. Verify that it is displayed according to the table using "BUCKLE_P".





- If not as indicated in the table, replace the passenger side front buckle.

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