Pinpoint Test A: BACKLOCK
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Jaguar XE and 2019 Jaguar XE. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- A1: BACKLOCK CAUTION: Do not insert any objects or tools into the buckle head.NOTE: The 'car sense system' of the seatbelt is designed to lock when oriented at certain angles. When the seatbelt retractor is removed from the vehicle and not oriented at the exact angle that it is installed in the vehicle, on level ground, it will be locked. This can be mistaken as a jammed seatbelt retractor.
- Visually inspect the condition of the seatbelt
- Draw a maximum of 20mm of the webbing from the seatbelt retractor with moderate force. Then release the webbing
- Check for correct operation twice
Does the webbing move freely then retract correctly?
Yes
No further action required
No
For first row seatbelt GO to PINPOINT TEST C . For second and third row seatbelts GO to PINPOINT TEST B .