94 SL1 seatbelt light.

[Ridleyj329]

i just replaced the automatic seatbelt track and motor in car and it working great. hasnt worked since i got it back in march and i love it!. anyway, i was wondering how do i reset the seatbelt light on the dash now? when i close my door and the track moves down like its suppose to the light doesnt go off. i even tryed disconnecting the battery for about 30sec and that didnt work. anything else to try? thanx

[Cat Fuzz]

That light is for the lap belt. Click it.

[Ridleyj329]

i tryed that the shoulder belt is down and the lap belt is on and the light still doesnt go off

[Cat Fuzz]

The switch in the buckle is probably bad or disconnected.

[Ridleyj329]

to clarrify the light is the one that shows a person and the shoulder strap. you sure its for the lap belt?

[ricebike]

in hindsight:

motorized seatbelts shoulda been covered under a lifetime warranty; u shoulda let the dealership handle the repair...

<shrugs>

[Ridleyj329]

life time warrenty being the purchaser. this is a used car and i already looked into it. oh and by the way, your much help on a do-it-yourself website. anyone else wanna help? again, im trying to figure out how to reset the seat belt light on a 94 SL1. at one point both front shoulder straps are down and both lap belts are on. i tryed disconnectioning the pos and neg side of the battery for about a min and that didnt help any. any other ideas would be appreciated.

[ricebike]

i wasn't being sarcastic...

i had 3 different cars (nissan, dodge, & honda) that all had lifetime warranties on passive restraint systems... 2 of which were bought from previous owners...

the nissan dealer fixed my problems for free (because I inquired about it)
the other two were similar when I told them about the DOT madates that says these vehicles were covered under lifetime warranties... fixed for free as well...

good luck w/ confirming that those buckles are "closing the electrical loop" so the light on the dash would go off...

[Cat Fuzz]

The seatbelt light is for the lap belt to remind you to use it. Check the wiring and switch. When you start the car with the lap belt buckled, do you hear a chime after a few seconds? If so, the computer thinks the lapbelt is not buckled.

[Ridleyj329]

so make sure the lap belt is buckled before i start the car?

[Cat Fuzz]

Check.your.wiring.

The seatbelt light is not a malfunction indicator. That light being on had nothing to do with your defective passive restraint shoulder belts. There is a little switch inside the buckle that the lap belt clicks into. Check it. Check the wires coming out of it. check to make sure its still plugged into the rest of the harness.