Enhanced SEATBELT Reminder Programming: Notes

The seatbelt indicator also includes a programmable enhanced seatbelt reminder or BELTMINDER feature that is enabled when the vehicle is shipped from the factory. This BELTMINDER feature provides extended and modified visual seatbelt indicator and audible chime warning responses to an unbuckled front seat belt thought the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). The BELTMINDER feature may be disabled or enabled by the customer using the programming sequence that follows, or by the dealer using a diagnostic scan tool.

Some models have front seat belt reminder while others will have both front and rear seat belt reminders.

In order for the IPC to correctly drive the seatbelt reminder indicator, the ORC communicates the status of the seatbelt buckle switches (driver and front passenger) and the front passenger presence status. The seatbelt reminder warning light and audible feedback are a dedicated indicator for this function, and it indicates both driver and front passenger seatbelt buckle status using one ISO symbol. The first warning is only visual. If the seatbelt (s) are not buckled then the second and final warning is the visual indicator along with the slow 6 second audio chime. Both the indicator and chime functions are performed by the IPC.