Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode, Inflatable Safety Belt

Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode, Inflatable Safety Belt

Component Test

WARNING: After a crash, the following safety belt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
- BTS (Belt Tension Sensor) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)

Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests must be replaced with new components.

Safety belt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new safety belt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed.

After deployment of the front safety belt pretensioners, a new safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed.

Failure to follow this instruction may result in incorrect operation of the safety belt system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

NOTE: The inflatable shoulder belt retractor is not an ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor). Only the lap belt retractor is an ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor).

1. Fasten the safety belt.

2. Pull out the lap belt webbing until the ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) feature is activated.

3. Allow the safety belt webbing to retract until it stops.

4. Pull on the safety belt webbing to check that the safety belt lap belt retractor has remained in the ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode. If the safety belt lap belt retractor is not locked, install a new safety belt lap belt retractor.

5. Unfasten the safety belt and allow the safety belt webbing to retract to its stowed position.

6. Pull out and retract the safety belt lap belt webbing to verify the safety belt lap belt retractor has converted automatically out of ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode. If the safety belt lap belt retractor remains locked in the ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode, install a new safety belt lap belt retractor.