Front Seat Belt System
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Pontiac G5 and 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The front seat belt system includes a driver and passenger seat belt pretensioner retractor. Both front seat belt pretensioners includes a seat belt switch in the seat buckle which controls a reminder lamp and a tone alarm.
- When the driver seat belt is buckled, the driver door is closed, and the ignition switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
- The tone alarm will not operate.
- The reminder lamp will not operate.
- When the passenger seat belt is buckled with an occupant sitting in the passenger front seat, and the passenger door is closed, then the ignition switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
- The tone alarm will not operate.
- The reminder lamp, which is located within the PPS status indicator for the passenger seat, will not be turned ON.
- When the driver seat belt is not buckled, the driver door is closed, and the ignition switch is in the ON position, the following events will occur:
- The tone alarm will operate for 4-8 seconds and then go OFF.
- The fasten safety belt indicator will turn ON for 20 seconds, until the driver seat belt is buckled.
- When the passenger seat belt is not buckled with an occupant sitting in the passenger front seat, and the passenger door is closed, then the ignition switch is turned ON, the following events will occur:
- The tone alarm will operate for 4-8 seconds and then go OFF.
- The reminder lamp, which is located within the PPS status indicator for the passenger seat, will be turned ON.
NOTE:
The front passenger seat is equipped with a passenger presence system (PPS), which detects an occupant. If the PPS detects an empty front passenger seat, then the passenger fasten safety belt indicator will be disable.