Passenger Safety Belt Reminder LightSeveral seconds after the engine is started, a chimewill sound for several seconds to remind the frontpassenger to buckle their safety belt. This wouldonly occur if the passenger airbag is enabled.See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-65 formore information. The passenger safety belt light,located on the instrument panel, will come on andstay on for several seconds and then flash forseveral more.This chime and light arerepeated if the passengerremains unbuckled andthe vehicle is in motion.If the passenger’s safety belt is buckled, neitherthe chime nor the light will come on.Airbag Readiness LightThere is an airbag readiness light on the instrumentpanel cluster, which shows the airbag symbol.The system checks the airbag’s electrical system formalfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electricalproblem. The system check includes the airbagsensor, the pretensioners, the airbag modules, thewiring and the crash sensing and diagnostic module.For more information on the airbag system, seeAirbag System on page 1-56.This light will come onwhen you start yourvehicle, and it will flashfor a few seconds.The light should go outand the system is ready.If the airbag readiness light stays on after you startthe vehicle or comes on when you are driving,your airbag system may not work properly.Have your vehicle serviced right away.3-32
