Safety Belt Warning Indicator Lamp and Chime
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Mercury Sable and 2003 Ford Taurus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The safety belt indicator and chime feature is controlled by the GEM. The driver safety belt switch is hardwired to the restraint control module (RCM). If at any time during the first 60 seconds after the ignition switch is placed in RUN the driver safety belt is sensed as being unfastened, the RCM will process the input, and in turn, output a signal to the GEM via a hardwired circuit. In turn the GEM will output a visual warning to the safety belt warning indicator lamp. If at any time during the first six seconds after the ignition switch is place in run and the safety belt is not fastened, the safety belt warning chime will sound.