Seat Belt Switch: Description
| 1 - FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE |
| 2 - INBOARD SIDE SHIELD |
| 3 - SCREW |
| 4 - PIGTAIL WIRE |
The seat belt switch for this model is actually a Hall Effect-type sensor. This sensor consists of a fixed-position, Hall Effect Integrated Circuit (IC) chip and a small permanent magnet that are integral to the driver side front seat belt buckle. The driver side front seat belt buckle is located on a stamped steel stanchion and secured with a screw to the inboard side of the driver side front seat cushion frame between the seat and the floor panel transmission tunnel. See Fig 1.
The seat belt switch is connected to the vehicle electrical system through a two-lead pigtail wire and connector on the driver side front seat belt buckle-half, which is connected to a wire harness connector and take out of the seat wire harness beneath the rear edge of the driver side front seat cushion frame. A radio noise suppression capacitor is connected in parallel with the IC where the two pigtail wire leads connect to the IC pins.
The seat belt switch cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the entire driver side front seat belt buckle-half unit must be replaced.