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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: mrtibbs on May 19, 2012, 04:55:26 PM

Title: Seat belt and MOT's
Post by: mrtibbs on May 19, 2012, 04:55:26 PM

Hi all
The drivers side seat belt on our Jeep Cherokee (KJ) is very slow to retract. Does anyone know if this would be an MOT fail?
Also does anyone know if it can be adjusted to speed it up? I am guessing not...
Thanks in advance

Keith

Title: Re: Seat belt and MOT's
Post by: Jonny Jeep on May 19, 2012, 06:57:58 PM

The testers manual states

on retracting seat belts, check that with the mechanism fastened and the seat unoccupied, excess webbing is wound into the retracting unit.

failure if

a retracting mechanism does not retract the webbing sufficiently to remove all the slack from the belt with the locking mechanism fastened and the seat unoccupied.
Note: In doubtful cases, this should be checked with the seat base set in its rearmost position.

It doesn't appear to matter if it's slow as long as it retracts.

This is the MOT manual I have bookmarked - http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm (http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm)

Title: Re: Seat belt and MOT's
Post by: mrtibbs on May 19, 2012, 07:33:33 PM

Thanks for that JJ :)

Keith

Title: Re: Seat belt and MOT's
Post by: bigjeepzj on May 19, 2012, 07:38:20 PM

My ford ranger just pasted it mot with the usual slow arsed seat belt retraction that all rangers have after 6 weeks from new  :hysterical: