Belt-Minder ® Feature

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford F-550 Super Duty, 2018 Ford F-450 Super Duty, 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty, and 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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 seatbelt warning function and is enabled after the current seatbelt warning is complete. The Belt-Minder ® reminds the driver that the driver or front passenger seatbelt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime through the front speakers and simultaneously illuminating the seatbelt warning indicator. The Belt-Minder ® begins once the current seatbelt warning has ended and the vehicle speed has exceeded 10 km/h (6 mph) with the driver or front passenger seatbelt unbuckled. While activated, the Belt-Minder ® chime provides a series of chimes/seatbelt 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 seatbelt 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 seatbelts are fastened.

The IPC receives the vehicle speed and gear lever position messages from the GWM over the HS-CAN3. The GWM receives the vehicle speed and gear lever position messages from the PCM over the HS-CAN1.

The IPC receives the driver and passenger seatbelt buckle status messages from the GWM over the HS-CAN3. The GWM receives the driver and passenger seatbelt buckle status messages from the RCM over the HS-CAN2.

When the conditions require the Belt-Minder ® chime, the IPC sends the IPC chime request message to the ACM or the audio DSP to sound the chime.