Peterbilt Medium Duty Truck Owner's Manual - Peterbilt Motors
Peterbilt Medium Duty Truck Owner's Manual - Peterbilt Motors
Peterbilt Medium Duty Truck Owner's Manual - Peterbilt Motors
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Preventive Maintenance<br />
4. Check buckle and latch for proper operation and to determine<br />
if latch plate is worn, deformed, or damaged.<br />
5. Inspect the retractor web storage device, which is<br />
mounted on the floor of the vehicle, for damage. The<br />
retractor is the heart of the occupant restraint system<br />
and can often be damaged if abused, even unintentionally.<br />
Check operation to ensure that it is not locked up<br />
and that it spools out and retracts webbing properly.<br />
WARNING! Failure to adjust tether belts<br />
properly can cause excessive movement of<br />
the seat in an accident. This could lead to<br />
death or greater injuries for you. Tether belts<br />
should be adjusted so that they are taut<br />
when the seat is in its most upward and forward<br />
position.<br />
6. If tethers are used, be sure they are properly attached to<br />
the seat and, if adjustable, that they are adjusted in<br />
accordance with installation instructions. Tethers must<br />
also be inspected for web wear and proper tightness of<br />
mounting hardware.<br />
Cab Maintenance<br />
7. Mounting hardware should be evaluated for corrosion,<br />
and for tightness of bolts and nuts.<br />
8. Check web in areas exposed to ultraviolet rays from the<br />
sun. If the color of the web in these areas is gray to light<br />
brown, the physical strength of the web may have deteriorated<br />
due to exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays.<br />
Replace the system.<br />
Once the need for replacement of the seat belt has been<br />
determined, be certain it is only replaced with an authorized<br />
PACCAR Parts replacement seat belt.<br />
If the inspection indicates that any part of the seat belt system<br />
requires replacement, the entire system must be<br />
replaced. An installation guide is attached to every replacement<br />
belt. Utilize the proper guide for your type of seat, and<br />
follow the instructions very closely. It is vitally important that<br />
all components be reinstalled in the same position as the<br />
original components that were removed and that the fasteners<br />
be torqued to specification. This will maintain the design<br />
integrity of the mounting points for the seat belt assembly.<br />
Contact your Authorized <strong>Peterbilt</strong> Dealer if you have any<br />
questions concerning seat belt replacement.<br />
<strong>Medium</strong> <strong>Duty</strong> (R05/09) Y53-6027 – 237 –