’05 MATRIX_U (L/O 0409)
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2005 MATRIX from Sep. ’04 Prod. (OM12892U)
The  driver  and  front  passenger  seat
belt  pretensioners  are  designed  to  be
activated  in  response  to  a  severe  fron-
tal  impact.
When  the  sensor  detects  a  severe  frontal
impact,  the  front  seat  belts  are  quickly
drawn  back  by  the  retractors  so  that  the
belts  snugly  restrain  the  occupants.
The  front  passenger’s  seat  belt  pretension-
er  will  not  activate  if  no  passenger  is
detected  in  the  front  passenger  seat  by
the  front  passenger  occupant  classification
system.  However,  the  front  passenger’s
seat  belt  pretensioner  may  activate  if  lug-
gage  is  put  on  the  seat,  or  the  seat  belt
is  buckled  up  regardless  of  the  presence
of  an  occupant  in  the  seat.  (As  for  the
front  passenger  occupant  classification
system,  see  “—Front  passenger  occupant
classification  system”  on  page  65  in  this
Section.)
The  seat  belt  pretensioners  and  SRS  air-
bags  may  not  operate  together  in  all  colli-
sions.
The  seat  belt  pretensioner  system  mainly
consists  of  the  following  components  and
their  locations  are  shown  in  the  illustra-
tion.
1. Front  airbag  sensors
2. SRS  warning  light
3. Front  passenger  occupant  classification
indicator  light
4. Front  passenger  occupant  classification
system  (ECU  and  sensors)
5. Seat  belt  pretensioner  assemblies
6. Front  passenger’s  seat  belt  buckle
switch
7. Airbag  sensor  assembly
—Seat  belt  pretensioners