Restraints - Description
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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 and adjusting 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. These upper anchors are integral to the rear shelf panel. Two lower anchors are also provided for each outboard rear seating position. The lower anchors are integral to an isofix cross member welded to the center floor panel beneath the rear seat. These lower anchors 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. The passenger side front seat belt retractor is switchable to an automatic locking retractor for compatibility with child seats. The driver and passenger side front seat belt buckles each 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 C-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractors, fixed position upper C-pillar mounted turning loops and fixed lower seat belt anchors secured to the lower C-pillar. The center position retractor is secured to the rear shelf panel and the fixed lower center seat belt anchor is secured to the floor panel. All three rear seat belts have fixed end-release seat belt buckles secured to the floor panel, a double buckle unit on the right side and a single buckle unit on the left side. Both outboard second row seat belt retractors are switchable to an automatic locking retractor for compatibility with child seats.
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS
The passive restraints available for this vehicle include the following:
- Active Head Restraints - Inertia-based Active Head Restraints (AHR) are standard equipment for both front seating positions in this vehicle.
- Dual Front Airbags - Multistage driver and front passenger airbags are standard in this model. 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 door 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 Instrument Cluster (IC) (also known as the Common Instrument Cluster/CIC) from 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 integral 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.
- Knee Blocker Airbag - The front airbag system also includes a knee blocker airbag (also known as a Knee AirBag/KAB or an Inflatable Knee Blocker/IKB) that is located just below the steering column, behind the instrument panel steering column opening cover. This airbag is also a passive, inflatable, SRS component and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by the SRS - AIRBAG logo molded into the steering column opening cover on the instrument panel just beneath the steering column.
- Seat Airbags - Front seat integrated pelvic and thorax airbags are standard equipment in all markets. 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 - Side curtain airbags are standard equipment for this 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 button with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located on the top of each B-pillar upper trim panel near the headliner.
The SRS includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:
- Active Head Restraints - On vehicles with this equipment, one Active Head Restraint (AHR) is located atop each front seat back unit.
- Airbag Indicator - The airbag indicator is integral to the Instrument Cluster (IC) (also known as the Common Instrument Cluster/CIC), 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 back side of and integral to 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 headlamp mounting cross member structural support.
- Knee Blocker Airbag - This vehicle is equipped with a knee blocker airbag (also known as the Knee AirBag/KAB or Inflatable Knee Blocker/IKB) feature. The knee blocker airbag is mounted behind the instrument panel steering column opening cover in addition to the static driver knee blocker.
- Occupant Detection Sensor - An Occupant Detection Sensor (ODS) is located on the top of the seat cushion of the passenger side front seat in domestic market vehicles.
- Occupant Restraint Controller - The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) is located on a mount on the floor panel transmission tunnel forward of the transmission gear selector, and is concealed below the instrument panel.
- Passenger Airbag - The passenger airbag is located in the instrument panel, beneath the passenger airbag door on the top of the instrument panel 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 - A seat (also known as pelvic and thorax) 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 and both front seat buckle units on vehicles equipped with dual front airbags. The seat belt retractor and tensioner units are secured to each lower inner B-pillar and are concealed behind the lower B-pillar trim. The seat belt buckle tensioner units are located on the inboard rear corner of each front seat cushion frame.
- Seat Track Position Sensor - Certain vehicles may include a seat track position sensor that may be located on the inboard side of one of the seat adjuster tracks on both the driver and the passenger front seats.
- Side Curtain Airbag - A standard equipment 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 Impact Sensor - Six side impact sensors are standard equipment on vehicles equipped with side curtain airbags, three on each side of the vehicle. One pressure-type sensor is located on each right and left side front door hardware module carrier, while one acceleration-type sensor is located on each B-pillar and C-pillar. These sensors are each concealed behind the adjacent interior trim components.
The ORC and the IC 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 IC. 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.