do your jeep's seatbelts lock?

I discovered today that no matter how hard I pull on my Cherokee's seatbelts, I cannot get the things to lock. Is there something im missing here? Do they only work with the car running or at speed? I just don't get it. Anyway, I would really appreciate it if someone with a 97-01 could go outside and yank their seatbelts and check for me.

joe

darjevon said:

Anyway, I would really appreciate it if someone with a 97-01 could go outside and yank their seatbelts and check for me.

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Mine lock, but only under heavy braking or on sharp angles. Never managed to get them to do it by pulling on them.

casm said:

Mine lock, but only under heavy braking or on sharp angles. Never managed to get them to do it by pulling on them.

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ditto

Same here.

mine lock quite easy. my passenger side front always locks tight so it takes like 5mins to get it unlocked so the passenger has a seatbelt

Haynes repair manual says they are designed to lock up during a sudden stop or impact, yet allow free movement during normal driving.

There are a couple major types of seatbelt arresters used:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/seatbelt3.htm

One way to test if it works is to take the vehicle out to a parking lot of flat road (with no other vehicles or people around) and go about 15-25mph and pull up the parking brake or slam on the brake if your belt locks up you know it works. If it is a foot operated parking brake you'll end up riding out a fun skid because you more than likely won't be able to hit the brake release.

Great info there. thanks for that reply. I just tested it with the parking brake trick, and yes, they do work.. Awesome!