Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
seat occupant.
When a seatbelt pretensioner is activated,
an operating noise will be heard and a
small amount of smoke will be released.
These occurrences are normal and not
harmful. This smoke does not indicate a
fire in the vehicle.
Once the seatbelt pretensioner has been
activated, the seatbelt retractor remains
locked. Consequently, the seatbelt can not
be pulled out and retracted and therefore
must be replaced.
NOTE
. Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed to activate in minor frontal or
side impacts or in rear impacts.
. The driver’s seat and passenger’s
seat pretensioners and frontal, side or
curtain SRS airbags operate simultaneously.
. Pretensioners are des