Description

DESCRIPTION

Available occupant restraints for this vehicle include both active and passive types. Active restraints are those which require the vehicle occupants to take some action to employ, such as fastening a seat belt; while passive restraints require no action by the vehicle occupants to be employed.

ACTIVE RESTRAINTS

The active restraints for this vehicle include:

- Child Restraint Anchors - All vehicles are equipped with three, fixed-position, child seat upper tether anchors for the rear seating. Two anchors are integral to the back of the left rear seat back panel, and one is integral to the right rear seat back panel. Two lower anchors are also provided for each rear outboard seating position. The lower anchors are integral to the rear seat back panel bracket on the rear floor panel and are accessed from the front of the rear seat where the seat back meets the seat cushion.
- Front Seat Belts - Both front seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems employing lower B-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, height-adjustable upper B-pillar mounted turning loops, a traveling lower seat belt anchor secured to the outboard side of the seat frame, and a traveling end-release seat belt buckle secured to the inboard side of the seat frame. Both front seat belt retractors include an integral seat belt switch that detects whether the front seat belts have been fastened.
- Rear Seat Belts - All three rear seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems. The outboard seating position belts employ lower C-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, fixed position upper C-pillar mounted turning loops, self-cinching latch plates for compatibility with child seats, and fixed lower seat belt anchors secured to the rear floor panel by fasteners shared with the rear seat back panel bracket. The rear seat center seating position has a D-pillar inertia latch-type emergency locking retractor. The center retractor for this vehicle is unique in the fact that the lower anchor is unlatchable to enable the folding flat of the rear seat backs. The rear seat center seating position belt lower anchors are secured to the rear floor panel with the outboard seat belt buckles. All three rear seat belts have fixed end-release seat belt buckles secured to the rear floor panel by fasteners shared with the rear seat back panel bracket.

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS

The passive restraints available for this vehicle include the following:

- Curtain Airbags - Curtain airbags are available for this vehicle when it is also equipped with dual front airbags. This airbag system is a passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).
- Dual Front Airbags - Multistage driver and front passenger airbags are used in this vehicle. This airbag system is a passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by the SRS - AIRBAG logo molded into the driver airbag trim cover in the center of the steering wheel and also into the passenger airbag area of the instrument panel top panel above the glove box. Vehicles with the airbag system can also be identified by the airbag indicator, which will illuminate in the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) (also known as the Cab Compartment Node/CCN) for about seven seconds as a bulb test each time the ignition switch is turned to the ON position. A pyrotechnic-type seat belt tensioner is also integral to the front seat belt tensioner units mounted on both left and right side B-pillars to work in conjunction with the dual front airbags.
- Seat Airbags - Seat mounted airbags are optional equipment in this vehicle. This airbag system is a passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by a sewn tag with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located on the outboard side of the front seat back trim cover.

The supplemental restraint system includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:

- Airbag Indicator - The airbag indicator is integral to the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) (also known as the Cab Compartment Node/CCN), which is located on the instrument panel in front of the driver.
- Clockspring - The clockspring is located near the top of the steering column, directly beneath the steering wheel.
- Curtain Airbag - In vehicles equipped with this option, a side curtain airbag is secured to each inside roof side rail above the headliner, and extends from the A-pillar to just beyond the C-pillar.
- Driver Airbag - The driver airbag is located in the center of the steering wheel, beneath the driver airbag trim cover.
- Driver Knee Blocker - The driver knee blocker is a structural unit secured to the instrument panel, underneath the under column cover.
- Front Impact Sensor - Two front impact sensors are used on vehicles equipped with dual front airbags, one left side and one right side. One sensor is located on the back side of each vertical member of the radiator support.
- Occupant Restraint Controller - The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) is located on a mount on the floor panel tunnel, below the instrument panel center stack and HVAC unit.
- Passenger Airbag - The passenger airbag is located in the instrument panel, beneath the instrument panel top panel and above the glove box on the passenger side of the vehicle.
- Passenger Knee Blocker - The passenger knee blocker is a structural reinforcement that is integral to and concealed within the glove box door.
- Seat Airbag - An optional seat airbag unit is secured to each outboard front seat back frame, where it is concealed beneath the seat back trim cover and foam.
- Seat Belt Tensioner - A seat belt tensioner is integral to both front seat belt retractor units on vehicles equipped with dual front airbags. The seat belt tensioner units are secured to the B-pillar and concealed beneath the lower trim panels.
- Seat Track Position Sensor - There are two seat track position sensors. One sensor is located on the inboard side of one of the seat adjuster tracks on both the driver and the passenger front seats.
- Side Impact Sensor - Four side impact sensors are used on vehicles equipped with the optional curtain airbags, two on each side of the vehicle. One sensor is located behind the B-pillar trim near the base of each B-pillar, and one sensor is located behind the quarter panel trim near the base of each C-pillar.