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Seatbelt Pretensioners
Passenger’ s Frontal Airbag ON and OFF Indicator Lights” FP187.
. The following conditions may cause the SRS frontal airbag system to detect that the driver and front passenger are wearing seatbelts, which prevents the SRS frontal airbag system from operating correctly.
– The tongue plates of the driver and front passenger seatbelt extenders are inserted into the seatbelt buckles, but the respective extenders and seatbelts are not connected.
– Leaving the tongue plate of the extender inserted into the seatbelt buckle when not in use.
These conditions may prevent the seatbelt warning light and warning alarm from operating correctly. They may also prevent the SRS frontal airbags from operating correctly in a collision, which can result in injury or death. When you use a seatbelt extender, always attach it to the seatbelt buckle and seatbelt tongue plate correctly.
To connect the extender to the seatbelt, insert the tongue plate into the seatbelt buckle so that the“ PRESS” marks on the buckle-release buttons of the extender and the seatbelt are both facing the same direction, as shown in the illustration. You will hear a click when the tongue plate locks into the buckle.
When releasing the seatbelt, press on the buckle-release button on the extender, not on the seatbelt. This helps to prevent damage to the vehicle interior and extender itself.
1-7. Seatbelt Pretensioners
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The following seatbelts have a seatbelt pretensioner.
. Driver’ s seatbelt. Front passenger’ s seatbelt
. Rear passenger’ s seatbelt( windowside)
The seatbelt pretensioners are designed to be activated in the event of an accident involving a moderate to severe frontal and side collision and rollover accident.
WARNING
. To obtain maximum protection, the occupants should sit in an upright position with their seatbelts properly fastened. Refer to“ Seatbelts” FP48.
. Do not modify, remove or strike the seatbelt retractor assemblies equipped with seatbelt pretensioners or surrounding area. This could result in accidental activation of the seatbelt pretensioners or could make the system inoperative, possibly resulting in serious injury. Seatbelt pretensioners have no user-serviceable parts. For required servicing of