Seat Belt Buckle First Row - Two Passenger Bench Removal; Installation; Seat Belt Buckle Second Row - Three Passenger Bench Removal; Seat Belt Tensioner Description - Chrysler Dodge Caravan 2002 Manual

8O - 14 RESTRAINTS
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FIRST
ROW - TWO PASSENGER
BENCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle.
(2) Remove bolt attaching inboard seat belt buckle
to seat frame (Fig. 11).
(3) Remove belt from seat.
Fig. 11 SEAT BELT BUCKLE FIRST ROW - TWO
PASSENGER BENCH
1 - ANCHOR BOLT
2 - TWO (2) PASS REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE
3 - RISER
4 - REAR FRAME

INSTALLATION

(1) Place seat belt into position to the seat.
(2) Install bolt attaching inboard seat belt buckle
to seat frame. Tighten all seat belt anchor bolts to 39
N·m (29 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Install seat into position.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE SECOND
ROW - THREE PASSENGER
BENCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove bolt attaching seat belt buckle to seat
rear frame rail (Fig. 12).
(2) Remove seat belt buckle from seat.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place seat belt buckle in position on seat.
Fig. 12 SEAT BELT BUCKLE SECOND ROW -
THREE PASSENGER BENCH
1 - ANCHOR BOLT
2 - SEAT BELTS
3 - ANCHOR
4 - RISER
(2) Install bolt to attach seat belt buckle to seat
rear frame rail. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N·m
(29 ft. lbs.) torque.
SEAT BELT TENSIONER
DESCRIPTION
The seat belt system incorporates Seat Belt Ten-
sioners. The tensioner is designed to hold the occu-
pant in their respective seat by retracting the seat
belt up to four inches. They are integral to the front
seat belt buckles and cannot be serviced. If found
defective they must be replaced. After an airbag
deployment, the tensioner must be replaced.

OPERATION

At the onset of an impact event, each tensioner
uses a pyrotechnic device which is triggered simulta-
neously with the airbags to rapidly retract the seat
belts. With the slack removed, the occupant's forward
motion in an impact will be reduced as will the like-
lihood of contacting interior components. After an
impact that deploys the airbags, the seat belt ten-
sioner assembly must be replaced.
The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) monitors
the seat belt tensioner circuit resistance and reports
active and stored Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC's) if
any problem is found.
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