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The rear middle seat belt is jammed on my 2011 Qudo any ideas on how to release please
Qubo Seat belt jammed
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Qubo Seat belt jammed
Hi 
You mean the inertia reel..?
Sometimes they do that due to angle..
Drive..!!
Tell us what is going on a little later
Charlie
You mean the inertia reel..?
Sometimes they do that due to angle..
Drive..!!
Tell us what is going on a little later
Charlie
I like Charlie's idea. The vibration of driving around might slacken the mechanism. If not - and if access is possible ( I don't know your particular setup) - try giving it (the inertia reel) some repeated light taps whilst giving the belt a jerk at the same time.
Is the belt tight? If so it may not be possible to free it without introducing some slack and that will probably require undoing either the end of the belt where it's secured or the inertia reel itself.
Is the belt tight? If so it may not be possible to free it without introducing some slack and that will probably require undoing either the end of the belt where it's secured or the inertia reel itself.
Our Marea weekend was our 1st car with a central 5 point
The reel was built into the seat back.. and.. being an estate.. the rear seat was folded flat a fair proportion of its time
Several times it appeared 'locked solid'
But then would be ok again for months
If you can.. just use the vehicle.. and see what happens.
My 'angle' reference:
Over the years I've found if you park the car across a slope.. there are instances where the drivers belt cannot be pulled out from the pillar..
Drive down to level ground..and its fine
Do let us know how it goes..
There was a thread on here about releasing a failed mechanism.. we can attempt to advise you further
The reel was built into the seat back.. and.. being an estate.. the rear seat was folded flat a fair proportion of its time
Several times it appeared 'locked solid'
But then would be ok again for months
If you can.. just use the vehicle.. and see what happens.
My 'angle' reference:
Over the years I've found if you park the car across a slope.. there are instances where the drivers belt cannot be pulled out from the pillar..
Drive down to level ground..and its fine
Do let us know how it goes..
There was a thread on here about releasing a failed mechanism.. we can attempt to advise you further
I haven't looked at seat belt inertia design in quite some time but a common design used to incorporate a heavy ball which could roll around a dished plate. as long as the ball remained near the centre of the dish the dish would stay level if the ball rolled up towards the edge of the dish (as would happen in a high "G" situation) then the dished plate would tip which then, via a lever mechanism and toothed wheel, would lock up the inertia reel. The drawback to this design, as Charlie points out, is that if you have the car on a slope it's possible for the ball to run up the dished plate far enough to lock the mechanism. driving to a level surface would then allow the mechanism to free up as the ball ran back to the centre of the plate. So, as stated, driving to a level surface (especially if the road is a bit rough and can induce vibration into the mechanism) will often free it up.
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