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.