Belt-Minder ® Feature

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

The Belt-Minder ® is configurable on or off. Refer to: Seatbelt 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. The Belt-Minder ® reminds the driver that the driver or front passenger safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and simultaneously illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the IPC. The Belt-Minder ® begins once the current safety belt warning has ended and the vehicle speed has exceeded 10 km/h (6 mph) with the driver or front passenger safety belt unbuckled. While activated, the Belt-Minder ® chime provides a series of chimes/safety belt warning indicator flash sequences.

If the vehicle speed drops below 5 km/h (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 10 km/h (6 mph) again, the Belt-Minder ® chime resumes.

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.

The IPC uses vehicle speed, gear lever position, driver and passenger safety belt buckle status and front passenger detect status messages to control the Belt-Minder ®.

The IPC receives the vehicle speed data from the BCM over the Medium Speed Controller Area Network (MS-CAN). The BCM receives the vehicle speed message from the GWM over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN). The GWM receives the vehicle speed data from the ABS module over the HEV - CAN.

The IPC receives the gear lever position data from the BCM over the Medium Speed Controller Area Network (MS-CAN). The BCM receives the gear lever position data from the GWM over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN). The GWM receives the gear lever position data from the PCM over the HEV - CAN.

The IPC receives the safety belt status messages from the BCM over the Medium Speed Controller Area Network (MS-CAN). The BCM receives the safety belt status message from the RCM over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN).