Door and seat belt reminders

The door and seat belt reminders are intended to alert all occupants of the vehicle that their seat belts should be buckled before the vehicle begins to move or if a door, the hood, trunk or fuel filler door have not been closed properly.

Graphics in the instrument panel

P5-1617-S90/V90–Safety–Driver display belt and door reminder
Warning colors for doors/trunk vary depending on the vehicle's speed (generic illustration)

The instrument panel graphic shows the seats where seat belts are not buckled.

The same graphic also indicates if a door, the hood, trunk or fuel filler door is/are open.

This graphic disappears automatically after approx. 30 seconds or if the if the O button on the steering wheel keypad is pressed.

Seat belt reminder

P5-1507–Safety–Overhead console belt reminder
Seat belt reminder light in ceiling console
P5-1507 Symbol Seatbelt

The seat belt reminder consists of an audible signal, an indicator light near the rearview mirror and a symbol in the instrument panel that alert all occupants of the vehicle to buckle their seat belts.

The audible signal is speed-dependent and will sound for several seconds.

If the driver's or a passenger's seat belt is not buckled, this will be indicated in the instrument panel.

Child seats are not included in the seat belt reminder system.

Front seats

An audible signal and an indicator light will remind the driver and front seat passenger to buckle their seat belts.

Rear seats

The rear seat belt reminder has two functions.
  • It indicates which seat belts are buckled in the rear seats. This will also be displayed in an instrument panel graphic.
  • It also provides audio and visual reminders if a rear seat belt is unbuckled while the vehicle is in motion. The reminders will disappear when the seat belt has been buckled again or can be erased by pressing the O button on the steering wheel keypad.

Door/hood/trunk/fuel filler door reminder

If a door, the hood, trunk or fuel filler door is/are not properly closed, this will be indicated in a graphic in the instrument panel. Stop the vehicle safely and close the source of the reminder.

P5-1507 Symbol General yellow

If the vehicle is moving at a speed under approx.6 mph (10 km/h), the information symbol will illuminate in the instrument panel.

P5-1507 Symbol General red

At speeds above approx. 6 mph (10 km/h), the warning symbol will illuminate in the instrument panel.