Description And Operation: Introduction

A three point safety belt is installed in all seating positions. Each safety belt has ELR (emergency locking retractor) functionality.

The ELR function incorporates a lift shaft locking system with webbing sensor and car sensing activating mechanisms. The webbing sensor activates the locking mechanism if the webbing is subjected to a sharp pull. The car sensor activates the locking system if the vehicle is subjected to sudden deceleration or severe tilt angle.

All rear seat passengers and NAS front passenger ELRs are enhanced with ALR (automatic locking retractor) functionality.

The ALR allows webbing to be extracted to activate a ratchet device. This device allows webbing to be cinched tight to facilitate child seat fitment. With safety belt webbing tensioned in ALR mode the safety belt is always locked.

All driver and front passenger ELRs incorporate an electrically activated webbing tension reducer (comfort device). This device is activated at vehicle ignition on and insertion of safety belt tongue into buckle.

A safety belt warning indicator is installed in the instrument cluster to remind the front seat occupants to fasten their safety belts. The warning indicator illuminates if the safety belt of an occupied front seat is not fastened. On NAS vehicles the belt minder system will ignore the state of the passenger safety belt for the first 75 seconds after ignition on. The warning indicator remains illuminated until the safety belt of each occupied front seat is fastened, or the ignition is switched off.