Operation

OPERATION

The driver side seat belt switch is a hard wired input to the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (also known as the lowline or highline airbag control unit/ARCADE), which provides electronic driver side seat belt switch status messages to the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) (also known as the Cab Compartment Node/CCN or KOMBI) over the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus. The EMIC controls the seat belt indicator based upon the electronic seat belt switch status message inputs.

When the driver side front seat belt tip-half is inserted into the seat belt buckle, the switch closes the path to ground; and, when the driver side front seat belt tip-half is removed from the seat belt buckle, the switch opens the ground path. The switch is actuated by the latch mechanism within the seat belt buckle.

The seat belt switch is connected is series between ground and the seat belt switch sense input of the ORC. The seat belt switch receives ground at all times through its pigtail wire connection to the vehicle wire harness. An eyelet terminal connector on the vehicle wire harness ground take out is secured beneath a nut to a ground stud located on the floor panel within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

The seat belt switch as well as the hard wired inputs and outputs of the switch may be diagnosed using conventional diagnostic tools and procedures. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. However, conventional diagnostic methods will not prove conclusive in the diagnosis of the electronic controls or communication between other modules and devices that provide features of the supplemental restraint system. The most reliable, efficient, and accurate means to diagnose the seat belt switch or the electronic controls and communication related to seat belt switch operation requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.