Seat Belts - Suzuki XL7 2007 Service Manual

Seat Belts

Seat Belt Service Precautions
• Do not bleach or dye the seat belt webbing. Use only
the following items in order to clean the seat belt
webbing:
– A mild soap and water solution
– A soft brush or cloth
• Keep sharp edges and damaging objects away from
the seat belts. Do not bend or damage any part of the
seat belt buckle or latch plate. Replace any seat belts
that are cut or otherwise damaged in any manner.
Seat Belt System Description and
Operation
Restraint System
NOTE
If the vehicle has been in a collision, refer to
"Repairs and Inspections Required After a
Collision" for additional information.
Vehicle has front and rear seat belts that are the primary
means of occupant restraint. Seat belts help to keep the
occupants inside the passenger compartment and to
gradually reduce the impact forces during the following
events:
• Frontal impact type crashes
• Rear impact type crashes
• Side impact type crashes
• Roll-over type crashes
All seat belt retractors have emergency locks. The
retractors remain unlocked during normal operation and
under normal driving conditions. The retractors remain
unlocked during normal conditions in order to allow free
movement of the upper body of each occupant. A
pendulum locks the seat belt webbing into position. The
pendulum causes a locking bar to engage a cog on the
spool of the retractor mechanism when the following
conditions occur:
• A rapid extraction of the seat belt webbing from the
retractor
• An abrupt change in vehicle speed
• An abrupt change in vehicle direction
• Operation of the vehicle on a steep upgrade
• Operation of the vehicle on a downgrade
Precautions
• Use only the correct seat belt anchor fasteners. Begin
tightening the seat belt anchor fasteners by hand in
order to ensure that the bolt is threaded straight.
Tighten the correct seat belt anchor nut to the correct
torque value. Refer to "Fastener Tightening
Specifications - Seat Belts".
• Verify that the replacement part number is correct for
the vehicle at that seating position. Do not substitute a
seat belt from a different seating position.
• Replace any seat belts that have a visible Caution
label instructing replacement.
General Description
The seat belts have an automatic locking (cinch) feature.
The cinch feature is activated when the seat belt
webbing is completely extended from the retractor. The
cinch feature prevents the webbing from extending
beyond the position from which it is allowed to retract.
Use of the cinch feature is recommended for securing a
child seat. The cinch feature may be cancelled by
allowing the webbing to wind back completely into the
retractor. After the cinch feature is cancelled, the
webbing is unlocked. After the cinch feature is cancelled,
the webbing will extend from the retractor. This vehicle is
also equipped with a supplemental inflatable restraint
(SIR) system. Refer to "SIR System Description and
Operation: ".
Front Seat Belt System
The front seat belt system includes a driver and
passenger seat belt pretensioner retractor. Both front
seat belt pretensioners includes a seat belt switch in the
seat buckle which controls a reminder lamp and a tone
alarm.
NOTE
The front passenger seat is equipped with a
passenger presence system (PPS), which
detects an occupant. If the PPS detects an
empty front passenger seat, then the
passenger fasten safety belt indicator will be
disable.
• When the driver seat belt is buckled, the driver door is
closed, and the ignition switch is turned ON, the
following events will occur:
– The tone alarm will not operate.
– The reminder lamp will not operate.
Seat Belts: 8A-1