Belt Latch Function, Testing
Check belt latch
- Push locking tongue into belt buckle until it engages audibly. Check whether locking mechanism is properly engaged by giving belt webbing a firm jerk.
- If belt tongue fails even only once to engage properly in belt buckle during at least 5 tests, complete seat belt with belt buckle must be replaced.
Check release mechanism
- Release seat belt by pressing button on belt latch with finger pressure. When belt is slack, locking tongue must spring out of belt buckle on its own.
- Perform test at least 5 times. If belt tongue fails even only once to spring out of buckle, complete seat belt with belt buckle must be replaced.
| CAUTION | Under no circumstances may grease be used to eliminate noise or stiffness at belt buckle buttons. |