Pinpoint Test Ad : The SEATBELT Warning Indicator Is Never Or Always On

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford EcoSport. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Normal Operation and Fault Conditions
See Seatbelt Warning Indicator. REFER to: Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) - System Operation and Component Description .

If the driver seatbelt status is missing for less than 5 seconds, the IPC defaults the seatbelt warning indicator to its last indication state (on or off), based upon the last message received.

If the driver seatbelt status message is missing for 5 seconds or longer, the IPC defaults the seatbelt warning indicator off.

Possible Sources
- Driver seatbelt buckle concern
- Communication concern
- SRS concern
- IPC

AD1 PERFORM THE IPC (INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) SELF-TEST
- Ignition ON.
- Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform the IPC self-test.
Are any Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) recorded?

Yes REFER to DTC Chart: Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC)

No GO to AD2

AD2 PERFORM THE RCM (RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE) SELF-TEST
- Ignition ON.
- Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform the RCM self-test.
Are any Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) recorded?

Yes REFER to: Airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Vehicles Without: Rear Seat Side Airbag .

No GO to AD3

AD3 CHECK THE GWM (GATEWAY MODULE A) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS)
- Using a diagnostic scan tool, check the GWM Continuous Memory Diagnostic Trouble Codes (CMDTCs).
Are any Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) recorded?

Yes

No GO to AD4

AD4 PERFORM THE IPC (INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) INDICATOR LAMP CONTROL ACTIVE COMMAND USING A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN TOOL
- Using a diagnostic scan tool, view the IPC Parameter Identifications (PIDs).
- Select the IPC seatbelt warning indicator (SBLT_LAMP) PID.
- Command the seatbelt warning indicator on and off while observing the seatbelt warning indicator.
Does the seatbelt warning indicator illuminate when commanded on and turn off when commanded off?

Yes GO to AD5

No INSTALL a new IPC. REFER to: Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) .

AD5 CHECK THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE STATUS
- Using a diagnostic scan tool, monitor the RCM driver seatbelt buckle PID (SBELT_D_ST) while buckling and unbuckling the driver seatbelt.
Does the PID indicate current flowing with the seatbelt buckled and not flowing with the seatbelt unbuckled?

Yes INSTALL a new IPC. REFER to: Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) .

No INSTALL a new seatbelt buckle. REFER to: FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE