If Trouble Arises; Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds- Page 494

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If Trouble Arises

Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds

 Signal 

 Warning 

 Action  to  be  taken 

 Seat  Belt  Warning 

Light

   Except  Mexico  

  The seat belt warning light turns on if the driver 
or front passenger's seat is occupied and the seat 
belt is not fastened with the ignition switched 
ON.
  If the driver or front passenger's seat belt is 
unfastened (only when the front passenger's seat 
is occupied) and the vehicle is driven at a speed 
faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning 
light fl ashes. After a short time, the warning 
light stops fl ashing, but remains illuminated.

   NOTE

y

The warning light fl ashes for about 6 seconds 

if the driver's seat belt is not fastened when the 
ignition is switched ON. 

y

To allow the front passenger occupant 

classifi cation sensor to function properly, do 
not place and sit on an additional seat cushion 
on the front passenger's seat. The sensor may 
not function properly because the additional 
seat cushion could cause sensor interference. 

y

If a small child is seated on the front 

passenger's seat, the warning light may not 
operate.     

   Mexico  

  The seat belt warning light turns on if the driver 
or front passenger's seat is occupied and the seat 
belt is not fastened with the ignition switched 
ON.
  If the driver or front passenger's seat belt is 
unfastened (only when the front passenger's seat 
is occupied) and the vehicle is driven at a speed 
faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning 
light fl ashes. After a short time, the warning 
light stops fl ashing, but remains illuminated. If 
a seat belt remains unfastened, the warning light 
fl ashes again for a given period of time.

   NOTE

y

Placing heavy items on the front passenger's 

seat may cause the front passenger's seat belt 
warning function to operate depending on the 
weight of the item. 

y

To allow the front passenger seat weight 

sensor to function properly, do not place and 
sit on an additional seat cushion on the front 
passenger's seat. The sensor may not function 
properly because the additional seat cushion 
could cause sensor interference. 

y

If a small child is seated on the front 

passenger's seat, the warning light may not 
operate.     

 Fasten the seat belts.