Warning Devices

WARNING DEVICES

The warning chime sounds to remind or alert the driver:
- to turn the headlamps off when exiting the vehicle.
- to remove the ignition key when exiting the vehicle.
- to close the doors after starting the vehicle.
- to fasten the safety belt after starting the vehicle.
- to turn off the turn signal.
- to disengage the parking brake.
- that a fault is present in the airbag warning indicator circuit.
- when the message center displays a warning message.

The instrument cluster controls the warning chime function using various inputs to determine when to sound the warning chime. The warning chime sounds if:
- the headlamps are on with the key removed from the ignition lock cylinder and the driver door is ajar.
- the key is in the ignition lock cylinder in the OFF position and the driver door ajar.
- a door is ajar and the ignition key is in the ON position.
- the safety belts are not fastened and the ignition key is in the ON position.
- the turn signal is on for more than 2.4 km (1.5 miles).
- the parking brake is engaged and the vehicle is moving at a speed higher than 5 km/h (3 mph).
- the ignition switch is in the ON position, a secondary airbag warning chime request is received from the restraint control module (RCM), and the instrument cluster determines a fault is present in the air bag warning indicator.
- the message center displays a warning message. Audible signals are also provided to confirm operation of the following vehicle systems:
- turn signal
- hazard signal