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Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating (Procedure 1)

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WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, refer to Safety Warnings in General Information. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
NOTE: The driver and passenger seat Belt-Minder® deactivating/activating can be carried out using the scan tool.
NOTE: If you are using a MyKey® programmed key, the Belt-Minder® cannot be disabled and does not time out after 5 minutes. If the Belt-Minder® has been previously disabled, it is re-enabled when a MyKey® programmed key is used.
NOTE: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder® are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position.
NOTE: Clear any message center warnings that are present before and throughout the procedure.
  1. Apply the parking brake before deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder®.
  2. Place the selector lever in PARK (P).
  3. Place the ignition in OFF.
  4. Unbuckle the driver and the front passenger safety belts.
  5. Place the ignition in the RUN mode (do not start the engine).
  6. Wait until the safety belt warning indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).
  7. NOTE: This step must be completed within 30 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off (step 6).

    Wait 5 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off then for the seating position to be disabled, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 3 times at a moderate speed, ending with the safety belt in the unbuckled state. After this step the safety belt warning indicator turns on.

  8. NOTE: Clear any message center warnings that are present before proceding with this step.
    NOTE: As confirmation of disabling the Belt-Minder® (if currently enabled), the safety belt warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
    NOTE: As confirmation of enabling the Belt-Minder® (if currently disabled), the safety belt warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by 3 seconds with the safety belt warning indicator off, followed by another flash sequence of 4 times per second for 3 seconds.

    While the safety belt warning indicator is still on, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt one time at a moderate speed.

  9. After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.
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