Safety Belt System

Safety Belt Buckle - Front

WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, REFER to Safety Warnings . Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

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Removal

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 of this system 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 SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

1. Remove the front seat. REFER to Seat .

2. Remove the safety belt buckle switch electrical connector from the connector block and detach the wire harness retainers.

3. Detach the wire harness from the recliner cover.

4. Remove the bolt route out the wire harness and remove the safety belt buckle.

Installation

1. Route the wire harness through the opening on the side of the seat, position the safety belt buckle and install the bolt.

- Tighten to 47 Nm (35 lb-ft).

2. Route the wire harness under the seat, install the safety belt buckle switch electrical connector to the connector block and attach the wire harness retainers.

- Attach the wire harness from the recliner cover.

3. Install the front seat. REFER to Seat .

4. Check the active restraint system for correct operation. REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Buckle and Tongue Functional Test - Safety Belt Buckle and Tongue.