Restraints - Description
DESCRIPTION
An occupant restraint system is standard factory-installed safety equipment on this vehicle. 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 - Sedan - The sedan vehicle is 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.
- Child Restraint Anchors - Convertible - The convertible vehicle is equipped with two, fixed-position, child seat upper tether anchors for the rear seating. Two anchors are integral to the rear shelf behind the seat backs. Two lower anchors are also provided for each rear outboard seating position. The lower anchors are integral to the rear seat frame and are accessed from the front of the rear seat where the seat back meets the seat cushion.
- Front Seat Belts - Sedan - 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.
- Front Seat Belts - Convertible - Both front seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems employing inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors 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. The front seat belt retractor is located inside the seat behind the seat back cover.
- Rear Seat Belts - Sedan - 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 lower seat belt anchor can be unlatched to enable the folding down 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.
- Rear Seat Belts - Convertible - Both rear seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems. The outboard seating position belts employ lower rear shelf mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, self-cinching latch plates for compatibility with child seats, and fixed lower seat belt anchors secured to the rear seat hinge. Both rear seat belts have fixed end-release seat belt buckles secured to the rear floor panel.
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS
The passive restraints available for this vehicle include the following:
- Active Head Restraints - Active Head Restraints (AHR) are standard equipment for both front seating positions in this vehicle. An AHR can be readily distinguished from a non-active head restraint by the two-piece construction used for an AHR. The forward-facing surface is padded and covered in a material coordinated with the other soft trim on the seat, while the rearward-facing surface is equipped with a molded plastic trim cover that matches the other hard trim on the seat.
- Dual Front Airbags - Multistage driver and front passenger airbags are used in this vehicle. This airbag system consists of passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components 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 on the top of the instrument 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 four to six seconds as a bulb test each time the ignition switch is turned to the ON position. Pyrotechnic-type seat belt tensioners are also included for the driver and passenger front seat belts of all airbag equipped vehicles to work in conjunction with the dual front and side curtain airbags.
- Seat Airbags - Front seat integrated thorax airbags are optional equipment in sedans and standard on convertible vehicles. This airbag system consists of passive, inflatable SRS components 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.
- Side Curtain Airbags - Curtain airbags are available for the sedan vehicle when it is also equipped with dual front airbags. This airbag system consists of passive, inflatable SRS components and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by a molded identification trim plug with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located near the tops of the B-pillar trim. Side curtain airbags are not available on convertible models.
The SRS includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:
- Active Head Restraints - One Active Head Restraint (AHR) is located atop each front seat back unit.
- 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.
- 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 instrument panel steering column opening 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.
- 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 - On vehicles so equipped, the 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. On sedan models, the seat belt tensioner units are secured to the B-pillar and concealed beneath the lower B-pillar trim. On convertible models, the seat belt tensioner units are secured to the lower seat back frame and are concealed by the seat back cover and shields.
- 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 Curtain Airbag - On vehicles so equipped, 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. Side curtain airbags are not available on convertible models.
- Side Impact Sensor - Four side impact sensors are used on vehicles equipped with the optional side 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.
The ORC and the EMIC each contain a microprocessor and programming that allow them to communicate with each other using the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus. This method of communication is used by the ORC for control of the airbag indicator in the EMIC. Communication - Description.
Hard wired circuitry connects the SRS components to each other through the electrical system of the vehicle. These hard wired circuits are integral to several wire harnesses, which are routed throughout the vehicle and retained by many different methods. These circuits may be connected to each other, to the vehicle electrical system, and to the SRS components through the use of a combination of soldered splices, splice block connectors, and many different types of wire harness terminal connectors and insulators. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. The wiring information includes wiring diagrams, proper wire and connector repair procedures, further details on wire harness routing and retention, as well as pin-out and location views for the various wire harness connectors, splices and grounds.