Safety Belt, Lap/Shoulder—Front

Coupe

Driver Side

• The lap/shoulder safety belt webbing is attached to a retractor which is located on the quarter panel (27840) .
• The retractor is designed to let the webbing freely move in or out, except during vehicle hard braking, hard cornering or impacts of approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more.
• Then it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor.
• The front safety belt retractor also has a belt sensitive locking feature that will lock-up if the belt is pulled quickly.

  NOTE: Depending on the forward/rearward position of the seat, the webbing may or may not pass through the guide on the seat back.

• The webbing then passes through a guide on the B-pillar behind the occupant's shoulder which directs the webbing at the proper downward angle though a guide on the seat back, over the occupant's shoulder and chest to the lap belt buckle.
• The safety belt has a tongue that latches to front safety belt buckle. The webbing continues through the tongue outboard to the sill below door opening. The webbing then acts as a lap belt.
• The front buckle is routed along the side of the seat and is anchored to the front floor pan (11135) .
• Attaching the tongue and buckle secures the occupant with both lower and upper restraints. This attachment of the tongue and buckle can be accomplished by a single continuous movement.

Convertible

Driver Side

• The lap/shoulder safety belt has a dual retractor system.
• A shoulder belt retractor is attached to a bracket located in the quarter panel and a lap belt located at the base of quarter panel at rear of door opening.
• The safety belt webbing of the two retractors is joined to a common tongue.
• The lap/shoulder safety belt retractor is designed to let the webbing freely move in or out, except during vehicle hard braking, hard cornering or impacts approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more. Then it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor.
• The shoulder belt must always be in the belt holder on the seat back when the belt in use.
• The lap belt webbing passes through a guide which is attached to the seat cushion. Be sure the webbing is routed through the guide.

Convertible

RH Front Passenger

• The lap/shoulder safety belt has a dual retractor system.
• The shoulder belt retractor is attached to a bracket located in the quarter panel and the lap belt retractor is located at the base of quarter panel at the rear of the door opening.
• The safety belt webbing of the two retractors is joined to a common tongue.
• The lap/shoulder safety belt retractor is designed to let the webbing freely move in or out, except during vehicle, hard braking, hard cornering or impacts of approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more. Then it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor.
• The convertible has a dual locking mode retractor on the lap belt part of the lap/shoulder belt on the front seat passenger side. The retractor modes function as follows.
• In the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode, the lap belt retractor will allow freedom of movement, locking tight only in hard braking and hard cornering or impacts of approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more.
• The lap belt retractor cannot be made to lock by pulling on the belt.
• In the automatic locking mode, the lap belt retractor will remain locked and does not allow freedom of movement.
• This mode provides tight lap belt on the hips and child seat or infant carrier installation.
• This mode must be used when installing a child seat or infant carrier on the front passenger seat. To switch the retractor from the emergency locking mode to the automatic locking mode, perform the following steps:

   WARNING: NEVER INSTALL A REAR-FACING CARRIER OR CHILD SEAT IN THE RIGHT HAND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. A CHILD IN A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLED IN THE FRONT SEAT CAN BE BADLY INJURED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF IT INFLATES. NEVER USE A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT SEAT. IF A FORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR CHILD, ALWAYS MOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE. ATTACH BELT TO BUCKLE. TIGHTEN BELT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE YOUR OWNER GUIDE AND THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT CAME WITH YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT.

• Buckle the lap/shoulder belt.
• Grasp the lap part of the belt below the child seat instruction label and pull upward until all of the stored belt is out and a click is heard.
• Allow the belt to retract. A clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. This indicates that the retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
• Pull down on the belt to remove slack in the belt.

NOTE: When the lap/shoulder belt is unbuckled and allowed to retract completely, the retractor will switch to the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

Coupe/Convertible

For the RH front and both rear seating positions of the coupe and for both rear seating positions of the convertible, the lap/shoulder safety belt retractors are equipped with a dual locking mode feature for the shoulder belt portion of the combination lap/shoulder safety belt.

 WARNING: NEVER INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD SEAT OR INFANT CARRIER IN THE RH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. A CHILD IN A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLED IN THE FRONT SEAT CAN BE BADLY INJURED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF IT INFLATES. NEVER USE A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT SEAT. IF A FORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR CHILD, ALWAYS MOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE. ATTACH BELT TO BUCKLE. TIGHTEN BELT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE YOUR OWNER GUIDE AND THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT CAME WITH YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT.

The two locking modes of the retractors are vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode and automatic locking mode.

• Vehicle sensitive locking mode allows the webbing to freely move in or out, except during vehicle hard braking, hard cornering or impacts of approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more. The retractor cannot be made to lock by pulling on the belt.
• Automatic locking mode does not allow freedom of movement. The retractor will remain locked.
• This mode provides a tight belt fit and must be used when installing a child safety seat or infant carrier.

To switch the retractor from the emergency locking mode to the automatic locking mode, perform the following:

For RH front and both rear seating positions on the coupe and both rear seating positions on the convertible:

• Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward until all of the belt is extracted and a click is heard. At this time, the retractor is in the automatic locking mode (child restraint mode).
• Allow the belt to retract. A clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the retractor is in the automatic locking mode. Pull up on the belt to remove any slack in the belt.

For the RH front seating position on the convertible:

• Grasp the lap portion of the belt below the child seat label. Pull upward until all of the belt is extracted and a click is heard. At this time, the lap belt retractor is in the automatic locking mode (child restraint mode).
• Allow the belt to retract. A clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the retractor is in the automatic locking mode. Pull down on the belt to remove any slack in the belt.