Belt-Minder ® Feature
The Belt-Minder ® is configurable. Refer to: Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating .
The Belt-Minder ® feature is a supplemental warning that augments the current safety belt warning function. This feature continually reminds the driver or front seat passenger that their safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the IPC once the vehicle speed has exceeded 5 km/h (3 mph).
There are 2 Belt-Minder ® strategies used and implemented by the IPC as commanded by the RCM. The 2 strategies are designed to provide an increased intensity level of the chime. Belt-Minder ® A provides 6 one-second sequences of 0.5-second on/0.5-second off for the first minute of the Belt-Minder ® warning. Belt-Minder ® B provides 6 one-second sequences of 0.2-second on/0.2-second off then 0.3-second on/0.3-second off for the remainder of the Belt-Minder ® warning.
When a programmed MyKey ® is in use, the audio system is muted when the Belt-Minder ® is active.
The Belt-Minder ® is deactivated under the following conditions:
- Ignition switched to OFF position
- Ignition switched to ACC position
- Five minutes have elapsed with the Belt-Minder ® activated