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Belt Minder

The Belt Minder feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt warning function. This feature provides additional reminders to the driver that the driver safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning lamp in the instrument cluster.

The passenger safety Belt Minder feature is activated only when the occupant classification sensor (OCS) system detects a passenger in the right front seat and the passenger weight exceeds a programmed set point. For additional information on the OCS system, refer to SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM .

To activate or deactivate the Belt Minder feature, refer to INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PANEL ILLUMINATION or the owner's literature.

BELT MINDER FUTURE REFERENCE

If... Then...
The driver and/or passenger safety belt is not buckled before the vehicle has reached at least 5 km/h (3 mph) and 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turn to ON... The Belt Minder feature is activated - the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until safety belt is buckled.
The driver and/or passenger safety belt is buckled while the safety belt indicator light is illuminated and the safety belt warning chime is sounding... The Belt Minder feature will not activate.
The driver and/or passenger safety belt is buckled before the ignition switch is turned to the ON position... The Belt Minder feature will not activate.