Seat Belt Systems: Description and Operation

The front three point seat belts are can be operated with one hand.

The front seat belt inertia reels are installed to the bottom of the B pillars. The top anchorage point (strap guide) on the B pillar has four height adjustment settings, with a range of 100 mm. The advantage of this is that shorter persons have the belt in a comfortable position and not against the neck.

The anchorage points for the lap strap and the buckle lock are installed to the seat frame. The buckle is therefore always in the same relative position to the seat, regardless of whether the seat is in the fore or aft position. The advantage of this is the lap strap always maintains in the same position and it decreases the risk for submarining under the strap.

The rear seat belts are of the three point type for the seating positions. The center seating position has a lap strap.

The belt buckle locks will automatically return to their regular positions when the seat is folded up after being folded down (estate position) to give a greater luggage space.