Belt-Minder® Feature

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The Belt-Minder® is configurable. Refer to BELT-MINDER® DEACTIVATING/ACTIVATING .

The Belt-Minder® feature supplements the current safety belt warning function and is enabled after the current safety belt warning is complete and receives the Belt-Minder® warning request from the RCM . The Belt-Minder® reminds the driver that the driver or front passenger safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently and simultaneously sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the IPC once the vehicle speed has exceeded 9.7 kmh (6 mph). The Belt-Minder® remains active for 5 minutes from the time it is started. While activated, the Belt-Minder® chime provides a series of 6 chimes/safety belt warning indicator flash sequences, which consist of a 1 second chime tone and safety belt warning indicator on/off state. The Belt-Minder® chime and the safety belt warning indicator sound and flash for 6 seconds, then the chime stops and the safety belt warning indicator remains on for 25 seconds. The IPC repeats the chime cycle for 5 minutes.

If the vehicle speed drops below 4.8 kmh (3 mph) once the Belt-Minder® chime has activated, the chime turns off and the safety belt warning indicator remains on. When the vehicle speed exceeds 9.7 kmh (6 mph) again, the Belt-Minder® chime resumes.

NOTE: Whenever the vehicle is operated using MyKey®, the RCM enables the Belt-Minder®.

When MyKey® is in use, the driver cannot configure the Belt-Minder® off. Once the Belt-Minder® is activated, the Belt-Minder® continues to chime periodically (does not time out after 5 minutes) and the audio system is muted until the driver and passenger safety belts are fastened. For more information on the MyKey® feature, refer to the Owner's Literature.