System Operation
Safety Belt System - 1st Row
System Operation
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode is used when locking a child seat in any passenger seating position. The ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode automatically activates when the safety belt webbing is fully extracted from the retractor and then allowed to retract. As the safety belt webbing retracts back onto the spool, an audible clicking sound is made, indicating the safety belt retractor is in ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode and the safety belt webbing cannot pull back out of the safety belt retractor. The ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) mode disengages when the webbing is allowed to fully retract back into the retractor. For testing, REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode or REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode, Inflatable Safety Belt Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode, Inflatable Safety Belt.
Belt-Minder
The Belt-Minder(R) feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt warning function. This feature provides an additional reminder that the driver and/or front passenger safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster).
Either the driver or front passenger safety belt systems may activate the Belt-Minder(R). If the Belt-Minder(R) warnings have expired (warnings for approximately 5 minutes) for one occupant (driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder(R) feature.
When a MyKey(R) is in the ignition, deactivation of Belt-Minder(R) and the 5-minute Belt-Minder(R) timer are overridden. The Belt-Minder(R) feature cannot be deactivated when a MyKey(R) is in use. Refer to the Owner's Literature for further information on MyKey(R) functionality.
The passenger Belt-Minder(R) feature is activated only when the OCS (Occupant Classification System) detects a passenger in the right front seat and the passenger weight exceeds a programmed limit. For information on the OCS (Occupant Classification System), REFER to Supplemental Restraint System .
To activate or deactivate the Belt-Minder(R) feature, REFER to Belt-Minder Deactivating and Activating .
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) is a vehicle-sensitive feature designed to activate and lock the safety belt webbing during hard braking, cornering, or an impact of approximately 24 km/h (14.9 mph). The ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) feature helps to reduce the forward movement of the driver and passengers. For testing, REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection or REFER to Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection, Inflatable Safety Belt Functional Test - Safety Belt Retractor, Road Test Inspection, Inflatable Safety Belt.
Safety Belt Warning Chime
The conditions of operation for the driver and/or passenger safety belt warning indicator and chime operate as follows:
- If the driver and/or passenger safety belt is not buckled with the ignition ON, then the safety belt warning indicator illuminates for 1 to 2 minutes and the warning chime sounds for 4 to 8 seconds
- If the driver and/or passenger safety belt is buckled while the warning indicator is illuminated and the warning chime is sounding, then the indicator and chime turn off
- If the driver and/or passenger safety belt is buckled before the ignition is in the ON position, the safety belt warning indicator and chime remain off