Safety Belt System: General

A three point safety belt is installed at each seat position. Except in North American Specification (NAS) markets, all of the safety belts have Emergency Locking Retractors (ELR). In NAS markets, only the driver seat is fitted with an ELR; all of the passenger safety belts have Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR).

Both types of retractor incorporate a liftshaft locking system with webbing sensor and car sensor activating mechanisms. The webbing sensor activates the locking system if the webbing is subjected to a sharp pull. The car sensor activates the locking system if the vehicle is subjected to sudden deceleration or a severe tilt angle.

The ALR has a mode of operation where the retractor will take up slack in the webbing, but not allow any slack to be paid out. This mode of operation can be used to secure a child seat.

• To engage the ALR child seat mode of operation:  Pull the webbing out of the retractor to its full extent.
• To cancel the ALR child seat mode of operation:  Allow the retractor to fully rewind the webbing.

A safety belt warning indicator is installed in the instrument cluster to remind the front seat occupants to fasten their safety belts. On NAS vehicles, when the ignition switch is turned to position II, the warning indicator illuminates if the safety belt of an occupied front seat is not fastened. The warning indicator remains illuminated until the safety belt of each occupied front seat is fastened, or the ignition is switched off. In all markets except NAS, a belt minder function provides a more intrusive reminder to fasten the front safety belts.