OPERATION
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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
SEAT BELT SWITCH
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SEAT BELT-TENSIONER
DESCRIPTION
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OPERATION
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SEAT BELT TENSION REDUCER
DESCRIPTION
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OPERATION
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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
SEAT BELT TENSION REDUCER
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SEAT BELT TURNING LOOP ADJUSTER
REMOVAL
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INSTALLATION
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DESCRIPTION
An occupant restraint system is standard factory-installed safety equipment on this model. Available occupant
restraints for this model include both active and passive types. Active restraints are those which require the vehicle
occupants to take some action to employ, such as fastening a seat belt; while passive restraints require no action
by the vehicle occupants to be employed.
ACTIVE RESTRAINTS
The active restraints for this model include:
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Front Seat Belts - Both outboard front seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems
employing a lower B-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractor, height-adjustable upper
B-pillar mounted turning loops, a fixed lower seat belt anchor secured to the lower B-pillar (standard cab) or
floor panel adjacent to the B-pillar (quad cab), and a traveling end-release seat belt buckle secured to the
inboard seat track. The driver side retractor for standard cab models includes an electrically actuated seat belt
tension reducer. The passenger side front seat retractor for all models is also switchable from an emergency
locking retractor to an automatic locking retractor. The front seat belt buckle for the driver side of all models
includes an integral seat belt switch that detects whether its seat belt has been fastened. The center front
seating position for standard cab models is also equipped with a three-point seat belt employing a floor panel
mounted inertia latch-type retractor, a routing bracket and bezel near the top of the cab back panel, and two
fixed end-release buckles secured to the center seat cushion frame. The center front seating position for quad
cab models is equipped with a fixed lap belt and an end-release buckle secured to the center seat cushion
frame.
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Rear Seat Belts - All three rear seating positions are equipped with three-point seat belt systems. The out-
board seating position belts employ a lower C-pillar mounted inertia latch-type emergency locking retractor, a
fixed position upper C-pillar mounted turning loop, and a fixed lower seat belt anchor secured to the lower
C-pillar. The rear seat center seating position belt has a rear floor panel mounted inertia latch-type emergency
locking retractor and a routing bracket and bezel on the top of the cab back panel. The end-release buckle
units for the right outboard seating position and the center seating position lower anchor are integral to the
center retractor mounting bracket on the rear floor panel. The end-release buckle units for the center and left
outboard seating positions are individually secured to the rear floor panel on models with the standard equip-
ment rear bench seat, or secured with the rear seat mounting hardware on models with the optional 60/40 split
rear bench seat.
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Child Restraint Anchors - All standard cab models are equipped with two, fixed-position, child seat upper
tether anchors that are integral to the upper cab back panel reinforcement and concealed behind individual
trim cover and bezel units that are integral to the cab back trim panel. All quad cab models are equipped with
three child seat upper tether anchor straps that are secured to the upper cab back panel reinforcement, behind
the upright rear seat back. Two lower anchors are also provided for the front outboard seating position of stan-
dard cab models, and for each rear outboard seating position on quad cab models. These lower anchors are
accessed from the front of the seat where the seat back meets the seat cushion. The child seat tether and
lower anchors for the front seat are deleted on quad cab models.
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DR/DH