So today I got of the seat and was fixing it so it don't lose its buketness to it. For some reason I decided to play around with the bukle (the thing that has a red tab on it and you put the seatbelt in it( not sure of the name)) and found it it moves. So I was like cool. When I moved it up I noticed that it had a wire on it. Why is that? Is there in case of an accident to detect if the belt is in and to losen up on the Air Bag and not make it sooo powerfull? I know LightOnTheHill has an answer for this one.

 

eLMo - I will have to look at this in daylight. I do know the active restraint system absolutely needs to know if the seat belt is buckled in any particular seat. I would guess you are correct in that the wire may be transmitting that info.

 

"was fixing it so it don't lose its buketness to it"

 

In response to:...may I present:
Clearly, our educational system is failing us.

 

Umm...that is the wire that tells the reminder chime and light on your dash to turn off when you buckle your seatbelt. It's been in use for years. It may or may not feed the same information to the airbag system.

 

The wire you are referring to is the seat belt detection wire. When you buckle up the little dummy light goes off. This is how the light knows when to turn on and off. I don't think this will tie into the SRS system. The SRS system bases what stage to deploy at based on the speed of the vehicle. Perhaps the seatbelts are tied into the SRS system, but I doubt it. That is why they say to buckle up. Airbags don't replace seat belts...hence SRS (supplemental restraint system)

I was beaten out on this post

 

Yes, but you said it better.

 

You know what I mean how the seat is sort of a buket. But I got a fat *** so when I get out, I pull on the sides, so it doesn't get flat. But anyway was that really important? You understood everything else did you? But instead you did not help me out at all and posted my grammer mistakes.

 

understanding part is not the same as understanding all.

and how about a good spell check program. it's BUCKET not BUKET and GRAMMAR not GRAMMER. That will do you more good than questions about a wire on your seat belt BUCKLE.

And I weight 275+ and have no problem with my seat losing it's "buketness."

 

You know what I will respect both of you since your older, and I was told to respect people older then me. Anyway sorry for my bad grammer. I don't want to turn this forum into a Diss Forum like VWVortex.com. That place is horrible.

 

I say cut it and see what happens

 

I'll take respect for others over bad grammar any day, good on you eLMo...

 

Right on eLMO.... Keep on writing what you want to say... The way you want to say it. Some people just think they're better than others... And that means they're probably not.

 

related or not...I've had problems with the seat belts in my car since the beginning. In every seat but mine, the belts lock up even without hard braking (thus the passengers have no flexibilty; they're pinned to their seats!) Light had a theory regarding settings, but the dealer hasn't a clue!

 

all the belts are sensitive. there shouldn't be much slack. i have to lean forward very slowly to not be "stuck". makes sense b/c I really shouldn't be reaching for anything while driving.

I suppose there may be a setting, but they're designed to keep you put.

 

I second Nismo's statement. They have intentionally designed the belts to lock up easily for your safety. Ask any of the guys on here who have had serious accidents and they will all tell you they walked away with scrapes and bruises. This means the car is safer. Don't make fast movements and you will be fine. This is a pain at first, but becomes second nature after a while. Better to be safe than not right?