Belt-Minder ®

The Belt-Minder ® feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt warning function. This feature provides an additional reminder that the driver and/or front passenger safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the IPC.

Either the driver or front passenger safety belt systems may activate the Belt-Minder ®. If the Belt-Minder ® warnings have expired (warnings for approximately 5 minutes) for one occupant (driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder ® feature.

When a MyKey ® is in the ignition, the Belt-Minder ® feature cannot be deactivated. Refer to the Owner's Literature for further information on MyKey ® functionality.

The passenger Belt-Minder ® feature is activated only when the OCS detects a passenger in the right front seat and the passenger weight exceeds a programmed limit. For information on the OCS, Refer to: Airbag and Seatbelt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - System Operation and Component Description .

To activate or deactivate the Belt-Minder ® feature, Refer to: Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating .

The Belt-Minder ® feature works as follows:

If...	Then...
the driver and/or passenger safety belt is buckled before the ignition is turned ON or less than 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition has been turned ON...	the Belt-Minder ® feature will not activate.
the driver and/or front passenger safety belt is not buckled before the vehicle has reached at least 9.7 kmh (6.0 mph) and 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition has been turned ON...	the Belt-Minder ® feature is activated - the safety belt warning indicator illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until the safety belt(s) is buckled.
the driver or front passenger safety belt becomes unbuckled for approximately one minute while the vehicle is traveling at least 9.7 kmh (6.0 mph) and more than 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition has been ON...	the Belt-Minder ® feature is activated - the safety belt warning indicator illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until the safety belt(s) is buckled.