What does a seat belt tensioner do?
What does a seat belt tensioner do?
A pretensioner is designed to retract some of the webbing of a seatbelt the instant a collision occurs, tightening the seatbelt to restrain occupants quickly and reducing the amount they are thrown forward in a moderate or severe frontal crash.
Can a seat belt pretensioner be reset on a new car?
It doesn’t matter whether the seat belt pretensioner is located on the driver side seat belt, passenger side seat belt, rear seat belts, LH seat belt, RH seat belt, FR seat belts, or R seat belts! If properly reset, it will work just as well as a brand new seat belt!
What is the code for the seat belt pretensioner?
5) My code was table 10, code 02 which is drivers side pre-tensioner. 6) Start by disconnecting the battery. 7) Disconnect the under seat connector freeing the seat from the wiring harness.
How does the seat belt tensioner work in a car?
The seat belt tensioners are also a key component of a vehicle’s SRS, and can be seen as the vehicle’s front line of defense. When the sensors detect an accident, the seat belt tensioners engage, set off by an explosive charge. Once this explosive charge goes off, the piston quickly wraps the fabric strap of the seat belt around a spool.
Can a seat belt tensioner blow without airbags deploying?
However, drivers should be aware that if the airbag light is turned on, this could signal a malfunction with the airbag or SRS system that must be addressed immediately. If you have any vehicle-related questions or are in need of an airbag system repair, visit MyAirbags.
How much does a bad seatbelt tensioner cost?
Trouble codes are showing a bad passenger seatbelt tensioner with repair cost of $400. The ironic thing is that just prior to the light appearing I had a tall driver move the driver’s seat back pretty far. Could this also be a connector issue?
Is the seat belt tensioner on my LR3 bad?
I’m having the same issue with my ’05 LR3. Trouble codes are showing a bad passenger seatbelt tensioner with repair cost of $400. The ironic thing is that just prior to the light appearing I had a tall driver move the driver’s seat back pretty far.
What is the code for the seat belt tensioner?
Learn More. Discussion in ‘ LR3 ‘ started by calibre, May 17, 2010 . I recently had a red airbag light on in the dash. Had the code read at 2 places – both say the driver seatbelt tensioner. They are saying it is the buckle part, which apparently compresses/tightens during an impact. $250 for the part, $50 labor.
Where is the seat belt tensioner on a Land Rover?
After researching several other related Landroverforum.com threads, I disconnected the black connector under the driver seat (front of driver seat near the door, note that there is another posting that shows this connector, and it’s very easy to locate and access) and then reconnected it.
