Electrical
General Procedures - Belt-Minder Disable/Enable
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Activation
- Apply the parking brake before disabling/enabling Belt-Minder®.
- Place the transmission shift selector in PARK (P).
- Set the ignition to the OFF position.
- Close all vehicle doors, the hood and the liftgate.
- Unbuckle the driver and front passenger seat belts.
- Set the ignition to the RUN position (do not start the engine).
- Wait until the unbuckled seat belt indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).
- Wait 5 seconds after the unbuckled seat belt indicator turns on, then turns off, to disable the seat position. Then buckle and unbuckle the seat belt 3 times at a moderate speed, ending with the seat belt unbuckled. After this step, the unbuckled seat belt warning indicator turns on.
- While the unbuckled seat belt indicator is on, buckle and then unbuckle the seat belt once at a moderate speed.
- After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.
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