Seat Belt System Circuit Description

There are two fasten safety belt indicators for this vehicle. The driver fasten safety belt indicator is located on the instrument panel cluster (IPC) and the passenger fasten safety belt indicator is located near the center of the instrument panel (I/P). Both indicators are controlled by the IPC at the request of the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM). The driver and passenger indicators when initiated will illuminate for 20 seconds followed by 55 seconds of flashing. Audible warnings will initiate simultaneously with visual warnings and last for 8 seconds. Subsequently, similar events will occur until the seat belts are buckled or the ignition is returned to the OFF position.

The driver fasten safety belt indicator will illuminate when any of the following occur:

• The driver seat belt is unbuckled while the ignition is ON.
• The driver seat belt remains unbuckled and vehicle speed is greater than 8 km/h (5 mph).
• Three minutes after previous seat belt status reminder event
• The IPC performs the displays test at the start of each ignition cycle.

The passenger fasten safety belt indicator will illuminate when any of the following occur:

• Twenty-five seconds after the ignition is ON and the front passenger seat belt remains unbuckled with passenger present
• The front passenger seat belt remains unbuckled with passenger present and vehicle speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h).
• Three minutes after previous seat belt status reminder event
• The IPC performs the displays test at the start of each ignition cycle.

Refer to Symptoms - Seat Belts  in order to diagnose faults of the fasten safety belt indicators.