Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating
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Activation
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.
- Apply the parking brake before deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder ®.
- Place the selector lever in PARK (P).
- Place the ignition in OFF.
- Unbuckle the driver and the front passenger seatbelts.
- Place the ignition in the RUN mode (do not start the engine).
- Wait until the seatbelt warning indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).
- Wait an additional 5 seconds after the seatbelt warning indicator turns off (step 6).
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NOTE: The procedure (steps 8 and 9) must be completed within 30 seconds once it is started.
For the seating position to be deactivated or activated, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt 3 times at a moderate speed, ending with the seatbelt in the unbuckled state. After this step the seatbelt warning indicator turns on.
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NOTE: The seatbelt warning indicator flashes as confirmation of a successful procedure.
Buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt one time at a moderate speed.
- After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete for the selected seating position.