Functional Test - System Road Test Inspection

Safety Belt System

Component Test

Carry out the appropriate Functional Test(s) as determined in Inspection and Verification.

Functional Test - System Road Test Inspection

1. NOTE: If the RH safety belts are to be tested, the assistance of a passenger is required.

Fasten the safety belts and proceed to a safe area.

2. Attain a speed of 8 km/h (5 mph).

3. WARNING: The driver and passenger must be prepared to brace themselves in the event the safety belt retractor does not lock. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

Test the safety belts in the following sequence.

1. Grasp the shoulder harness and prepare to lean forward.

2. WARNING: Apply maximum brake force only on dry concrete or equivalent hard surface, NEVER on wet pavement or gravel. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

Make a maximum brake application without a skid.

3. NOTE: Do not jerk on the safety belt webbing when carrying out this test.

Lean forward slightly when the brake application is made.

4. The safety belts should lock up with minimum webbing extension.

5. If there is a lockup of both shoulder straps, the safety belt assemblies are functioning correctly. Should either or both retractors fail to lock up at the 8 km/h (5 mph) speed, repeat the test at a constant 24 km/h (15 mph) speed. (This test must be carried out with the assistance of a RH front or rear passenger if the RH front or rear safety belts are to be tested.)

6. NOTICE: Before installing a new safety belt assembly, inspect the mounting area for damage and distortion. If the retractor of a new safety belt assembly has been bolted into a damaged or distorted mounting area, the retractor could be warped and may not function. If this is the case, remove the retractor and return the sheet metal to the original configuration and install another complete safety belt assembly.

If the retractors do not lock up at the 24 km/h (15 mph) test, return the vehicle for service of malfunctioning safety belts.