Seat Belts: 8A-2
Seat Belt with ELR Seat Belt with ELR and Pretensioner
The seat belt with emergency locking retractor (ELR) is The seat belt with ELR and a pretensioner has a
designed so that it locks immediately (to prevent the pretensioner mechanism which operates in linkage with
webbing from being pulled out of the retractor any the air bag in addition to the described ELR.
further) when any of the following items is detected as The pretensioner is incorporated in retractor assembly
exceeding each set value; and controlled by SDM as one of air bag system
• Speed at which the webbing is pulled out of the
components. It will be activated at the same time as the
retractor.
driver and passenger air bag module when an impact at
• Acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle speed.
the front of vehicle exceeds the specified value.
When servicing seat belt (retractor assembly) with
• Inclination.
pretensioner, be sure to observe all WARNINGS and
CAUTIONS and “Precautions on Service and Diagnosis
Seat Belt with A-ELR
of Air Bag System: in Section 8B”.
The automatic and emergency locking retractor (A-ELR)
works as an Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) till its CAUTION:
webbing is pulled all the way out and then on as an
Do not reuse the seat belt pretensioner
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) till it is retracted fully.
(retractor assembly) that has activated.
ALR: Automatically locks when the webbing is pulled out
Replace it with a new seat belt assembly and
from the retractor and allowed to retract even a little.
buckle together as a set. For checking
Then the webbing can not be pulled out any further,
procedure of its activation, refer to “Repair
unless it is wound all the way back into the retractor,
and Inspection Required after Accident: in
which releases the lock and allows the webbing to be
Section 8B”.
pulled out.