Seatbelts
If...
Then...
You and the front seat passenger buckle
your safety belts before you switch the
ignition on or less than 1-2 minutes elapse
after you switch the ignition on...
The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.
You or the front seat passenger do not
The Belt-Minder feature activates, the
buckle your safety belts before your vehicle safety belt warning light illuminates and a
reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every
minutes elapse after you switch the ignition 25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes
on...
or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your safety belts.
The safety belt for the driver or front
The Belt-Minder feature activates, the
passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute safety belt warning light illuminates and a
while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every
(9.7 km/h) and more than 1-2 minutes
elapse after you switch the ignition on...
25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes
or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your safety belts.
Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before
proceeding with the programming
procedure.
Deactivating and Activating the
Belt-Minder Feature
Before following the procedure, make sure
that:
WARNING
While the system allows you to
deactivate it, this system is designed
to improve your chances of being
safely belted and surviving an accident.
We recommend you leave the system
activated for yourself and others who may
use the vehicle.
•
•
The parking brake is set.
The transmission is in park (P)
(automatic transmission) or neutral
(N) (manual transmission).
•
•
The ignition is off.
The driver and front passenger safety
belts are unbuckled.
Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch on and off independently.
When you perform this procedure for one
seating position, do not buckle the other
position as this will terminate the process.
1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the
vehicle.
2. Wait until the safety belt warning light
turns off (about one minute). After
Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds
before proceeding with Step 3. Once
you start Step 3, you must complete
the procedure within 60 seconds.
Note: If you are using MyKey™, you cannot
disable the Belt-Minder. Also, if you have
previously disabled the Belt-Minder, it will
be re-enabled during the use of MyKey™.
See MyKey™ (page 55).
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