Seating and Safety Restraints
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the Belt
Minder chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the risk of
injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the Belt
Minder feature please follow the directions stated below.
Onetimedisable
Anytime the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an ignition
ON cycle, BeltMinder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only. The
safety belt needs to be latched for a minimum of 3 seconds before belt
minder is disabled.
Deactivating/activatingtheBeltMinderfeature
Readsteps1-9thoroughlybeforeproceedingwiththe
deactivation/activationprogrammingprocedure.
The BeltMinder feature can be deactivated/activated by performing the
following procedure:
Before following the procedure, make sure that:
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The parking brake is set
The gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission)
The ignition switch is in the OFF position
All vehicle doors are closed
The driver’s safety belt is unbuckled
The parklamps/headlamps are in OFF position (If vehicle is equipped
with Autolamps, this will not affect the procedure.)
To reduce the risk of injury, do not deactivate/activate the Belt
Minder feature while driving the vehicle.
1.
Turn the ignition switch to the RUN (or ON) position. (DO NOT
START THE ENGINE)
2.
Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off. (Approximately 1–2
minutes)
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Steps 3–5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure will
have to be repeated.
3.
safety belt unbuckled. This can be done before or during BeltMinder
warning activation.
Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times, ending with the
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