Safety Belt Minder Deactivating/Activating

SAFETY BELT MINDER DEACTIVATING/ACTIVATING

Preparation
1. Before deactivating/activating the safety belt minder, set the parking brake.
2. Place the transmission range selector lever in P (PARK).
3. Place the ignition switch in the OFF position.
4. Close all the vehicle doors.
5. Unbuckle the driver and the front passenger safety belts.
6. Place the parking lamps/headlamps switch in the OFF position.

Deactivating/Activating
1. Turn the ignition lock cylinder to the ON position (do not start the engine).
2. Wait until the safety belt warning indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).

3. NOTE: Step 3 must be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off.

For the seating position being disabled, at a moderate speed, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 9 times, ending with the safety belt in the unbuckled state. After this step the air bag warning indicator illuminates for 3 seconds.

4. Within 10 seconds of the air bag warning indicator turning on, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt.
- This disables the safety belt minder feature for that seating position, if it is currently enabled. As confirmation, the air bag warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
- This enables the safety belt minder feature for that seating position, if it is currently disabled. As confirmation, the air bag warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by 3 seconds off, and then 4 times per second for 3 seconds.

5. After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.