Not an issue, but just out of interest, does anyone know why the seatbelt buckle on the focus is much larger / thicker on the driver's side?  The belt seems to have some extra metal in it.  If it is a safety feature, I would have thought the passenger would get that too.

It stops the buckles being plugged in to the wrong front seat ?

ah, makes sense I guess, thanks 🙂

Tried this yesterday and the front seatbelts plug into both.  I took a couple of (terrible) photos to illustrate what I mean.

The drivers one on the left has a much bigger plastic piece on top of the buckle than the passenger one.

I noticed this as soon as I got in a Mk4 and wondered what it was for.

I think it must be a safety thing, maybe a magnet for a sensor in the belt plug?  I don't find it very ergonomic/comfortable in the hand so can't imagine it's a choice rather than a safety mandate.

Never noticed this before, just went out to the car and had a look. Is a bit weird.

If it’s a mk4 automatic, releasing the drivers seatbelt while stopstart is working starts the engine. Maybe also for auto hold 🤔

2nd look at your pics it’s a manual! 

yes, it's a manual.  It's really odd, as I can't see what it adds.  The car knows if you unplug it, plus it knows when someone is sat in a seat. 

 

It just makes it more awkward to plug my belt in!