Inspection

Front Seat Belt Inspection

Front Seat Belt Removal and Installation

WARNING:

Failure to take proper precautions when servicing seat belt components or attempting to disassemble or repair the seat belt pretensioner (retractor) may cause personal injury.

- If any abnormality is found with the seat belt pretensioner (retractor), never attempt to disassemble or repair it but replace both the seat belt and buckle with a new replacement set.
- Read Service Precautions Precautions on Service and Diagnosis of Seat Belt
before starting service operations and follow all of the instructions provided.
- Never measure the resistance of a seat belt pretensioner (retractor) with a tester. Electric current from the tester may trigger activation of the pretensioner (retractor).






NOTE:

If a seat belt pretensioner (retractor) is dropped from a height of about 30 cm (1 ft) or more, it may not work normally.

If a seat belt pretensioner (retractor) is dropped from a height of about 30 cm (1 ft) or more, replace both the seat belt and buckle with a new replacement set.

Seat belts and attaching parts can affect the vital components and systems of a vehicle.

Therefore, they should be inspected carefully and replaced with genuine parts only.

Seat Belt

- The seat belt webbing or strap should be free from damage.

Retractor (with Seat Belt Pretensioner)

1) Let the seat belt retract fully to confirm its easy retraction.
- The retractor should lock webbing when pulled quickly.
- The front seat belt retractor (1) should pass the inspection and should lock webbing even when tilted toward the fore and aft or right and left directions.

2) Check retractor (1) with seat belt pretensioner appearance visually for following symptoms and if any one of them is applicable, replace it with a new one as an assembly.
- Pretensioner has activated.
- There is a crack in seat belt pretensioner (retractor).
- Seat belt pretensioner (retractor) is damaged or a strong impact (e.g., dropping) was applied to it.






Anchor Bolt

- Anchor bolts should be torqued to specification.

Belt Latch

- It should be secure when latched.

Seat Belt Buckle Switch (Except Advanced Air Bag Model)

Check driver side seat belt switch and passenger side seat belt switch for continuity by using ohmmeter.

Seat belt switch specification
Without inserted buckle tongue to buckle catch:
Terminal "A" and "B": Continuity
With inserted buckle tongue to buckle catch:
Terminal "A" and "B": No continuity










Seat Belt Buckle Sensor (Advanced Air Bag Model)

Refer to Testing and Inspection Seat Belt Buckle Sensor and Its Circuit Inspection:Advanced Air Bag.