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Step

Action

Value(s)

Yes

No

1

Did you perform the Seat Belt Diagnostic System Check?

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Go to Step 2

Go to Diagnostic System Check

2

  1. Install a scan tool.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  3. Unbuckle the driver's seat belt.
  4. With a scan tool, observe the Driver Seat Belt Status parameter in the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) data list.

Does the scan tool display Unbuckled?

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Go to Step 3

Go to Step 4

3

  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  3. Observe the fasten seat belt indicator on the instrument cluster (IPC) during the bulb check.

Does the seat belt indicator illuminate during the bulb check and then turn OFF?

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Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems

Go to Step 9

4

  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the driver seat belt switch.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. With a scan tool, observe the Driver Seat Belt Status parameter.

Does the scan tool display Unbuckled?

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Go to Step 7

Go to Step 5

5

Test the signal circuit of the driver seat belt switch for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 11

Go to Step 6

6

Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the SDM. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 11

Go to Step 8

7

Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the driver seat belt switch. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 11

Go to Step 10

8

Replace the SDM. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Sensing and Diagnostic Module Replacement in SIR.

Did you complete the replacement?

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Go to Step 11

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9

Replace the instrument cluster (IPC). Refer to Instrument Cluster Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gauges and Console.

Did you complete the replacement?

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Go to Step 11

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10

Replace the driver seat belt switch. Refer to Seat Belt Buckle Pretensioner Replacement - Left Side in SIR.

Did you complete the replacement?

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Go to Step 11

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11

Operate the system in order to verify the repair.

Did you correct the condition?

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System OK

Go to Step 2