Active Restraint System (Manual Seat Belts)

A continuous loop, single retractor restraint system is available on vehicles made in Canada.

The seat and shoulder safety belts are factory installed. If seat or shoulder safety belts are removed for any reason, they should be installed using proper service procedures. Tighten the anchor bolts to 30-43 Nm (22-32 lb-ft).

Seat Belt Warning System
The system incorporates buzzer and lamp warnings. The safety belt warning illuminates for approximately eight seconds after the ignition switch is turned on, regardless of safety belt usage. The safety belt warning buzzer is grounded by a switch in the LH inboard buckle. The safety belt warning buzzer will sound for approximately eight seconds unless the driver's belt is connected.

Belt Buckle
The inboard belt buckle is secured on the seat floor at the tunnel for front seat applications.

Attaching the tongue and buckle secures the occupant with both lower and upper restraints. This tongue and belt attachment can be accomplished by a single, continuous movement.

Lap Safety Belts
Lap safety belts are provided for all rear seating positions with the belts secured to the floorpan.

The front seat lap safety belt webbing is anchored to the side of the sill (behind the scuff plate/center pillar trim panel).





Shoulder Harness
The shoulder harness webbing is attached to a retractor which is located in the quarter panel for the front seat and on the rear package tray for rear seat outboard locations. This retractor is designed to let the webbing freely move in or out at all times, except during vehicle deceleration. Then, it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor.

The webbing then passes through a guide above and behind the occupant's shoulder which directs the webbing at the proper downward angle over the occupant's shoulder and chest and attaches to the lap safety belt buckle.

The 3-point system (lap and shoulder belts) is used for all rear outboard seat positions.