DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
Safety Belt System
Inspection and Verification
1. Verify the customer's concern by operating the active restraint system to duplicate the condition.
2. Inspect to determine if any of the following mechanical or electrical concerns apply:
3. If the inspection reveals an obvious concern(s) that can be readily identified, repair as required. With the exception of removing a twist from the safety belt webbing, do not attempt to repair a
component of the safety belt system; new components must be installed.
4. If the concern remains after the inspection, determine the symptom. GO to Symptom Chart .
Symptom Chart SECTION 501-
20A: Safety Belt System 2003 Mustang Workshop Manual Visual Inspection Chart
Mechanical Electrical
z
Inspect the safety belt webbing for
integrity. z
Open fuse.
z Bare, broken or disconnected wire.
z Connector not tightly engaged.
z Safety belt warning indicator lamp burned out or
broken.
Symptom Chart Condition
Possible Sources Action
z The safety belt warning
chime does not operate, the
safety belt warning indicator
lamp is OK z
Virtual
image
cluster
(VIC).
z Circuitry.
z Driver seat
module. z
REFER to Section 413 -
01 .
z The safety belt warning
indicator lamp does not
operate, the safety belt
warning chime is OK z
Burned- out
bulb.
z Circuitry.
z Driver seat
module. z
REFER to Section 413 -
01 .
z Neither the safety belt
warning chime nor the
safety belt warning indicator
lamp operates z
Safety belt
buckle
switch.
z Driver seat
module. z
REFER to Section 413 -
01 . Klj . 1 ba
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