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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. One time disable Any time the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an ignition ON cycle, BeltMinder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only. Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature Before following the procedure, make sure that: • The ignition switch and headlamp control are in the OFF position and all the doors are closed. • The parking brake is set and the gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or neutral (manual transmission). • The driver's safety belt is unbuckled. Read steps 1 - 9 before proceeding with the deactivation/activation procedure. BeltMinder deactivation/activation 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 without starting the engine. 2. Wait for the safety belt warning light to turn off. (Approximately 1-2 minutes.) • Steps 3-5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure will have to be repeated. 3. Buckle, then unbuckle, the safety belt three times, ending with the safety belt unbuckled. This can be done before or during BeltMinder warning activation. 4. Turn on the headlamp control, then turn it off. 5. Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times, ending with the safety belt unbuckled. • After step 5, the safety belt warning light will be turned on for three seconds. 68

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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.
One time disable
Any time the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an
ignition ON cycle, BeltMinder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only.
Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature
Before following the procedure, make sure that:
•
The ignition switch and headlamp control are in the OFF position and
all the doors are closed.
•
The parking brake is set and the gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic
transmission) or neutral (manual transmission).
•
The driver’s safety belt is unbuckled.
Read steps 1 - 9 before proceeding with the deactivation/activation
procedure.
BeltMinder deactivation/activation 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 without starting
the engine.
2. Wait for the safety belt warning light to turn off. (Approximately 1–2
minutes.)
•
Steps 3–5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure will
have to be repeated.
3. Buckle, then unbuckle, the safety belt three times, ending with the
safety belt unbuckled. This can be done before or during BeltMinder
warning activation.
4. Turn on the headlamp control, then turn it off.
5. Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times, ending with the
safety belt unbuckled.
•
After step 5, the safety belt warning light will be turned on for three
seconds.
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