Freestar V6-4.2L VIN 2 (2004)
Audible Warning Device: Description and Operation
Safety Belt Warning Chime
The safety belt warning chime is activated when the ignition switch is in the RUN position and the restraint control module (RCM) detects an
unbuckled driver or front passenger safety belt. The instrument cluster generates the chime. The duration of the chime is 6 seconds or until the safety
belt is buckled.
Belt Minder
NOTE: The belt minder feature is configurable. To configure without using a diagnostic tool, refer to Belt Minder Deactivating/Activating.
The belt minder feature supplements the current safety belt warning function. The belt minder feature is enabled after the current safety belt warning is
complete. The belt minder reminds the driver or front passenger that their safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating
the safety belt warning lamp in the instrument cluster once the vehicle speed has exceeded 3 mph (5 km/h). While activated, the belt minder alternates
the chime and indicator from ON for 6 seconds to OFF for 30 seconds.
The belt minder feature stops when:
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the driver safety belt is buckled.
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the passenger safety belt is buckled (if seat is occupied).
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the ignition is turned to OFF or ACC.
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5 minutes have elapsed since belt minder has started.
Air Bag Warning Chime
The air bag warning chime is activated when the air bag warning lamp is inoperative and an active fault is detected by the RCM. The air bag warning
chime sounds after the ignition switch has been in the RUN position for more than 20 seconds. When these conditions exist, the RCM sends a chime
request through the air bag warning chime request circuit to the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster will activate the air bag warning chime. The
warning consists of 5 sets of 5 1-second tone bursts. Each set is separated by 5 seconds of silence. The warning is repeated every 30 minutes.
Key-In-Ignition Warning Chime
When the key-in-ignition switch closes, it grounds an input to the instrument cluster, which then sounds a warning chime, provided that the ignition
switch is off and the driver door is open. The instrument cluster will sound a steady tone, which will continue until the key is removed, the ignition
switch is rotated to the RUN position, or the driver door is closed.
Headlamps On Warning Chime
The headlamp chime is activated when the instrument cluster receives the headlamps ON signal from the SJB, the key is out of the ignition, and the
driver door is ajar. The warning consists of repeated one-half second bursts and will continue to sound until the headlamps/parking lamps are turned
off, the driver door is closed, or 10 minutes have elapsed, at which time the battery saver will turn the headlamps off.
Message Center Warning Chime
The message center warning chime will accompany any initial warning message display, as well as any repeated initial warning message. As the
message center is an integral part of the instrument cluster, the interaction between the message center and the chime function is also integral to the
instrument cluster.
The message center switch tone sounds when any switch on the message center is pressed. The message center switches are supplied with a 5-volt
reference signal from the instrument cluster. When a switch is pressed, it completes a circuit through a specific resistor in the switch assembly and
back to the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster determines that a switch has been pressed when a voltage is returned to it.
Turn Signal Warning Chime
The turn signal warning chime sounds when the vehicle is driven in excess of 1/2 mile (0.805 km) with the right or left turn signal active continuously.
The instrument cluster receives distance traveled information from the ABS module over the SCP communication network and receives turn signal
activity information from the multifunction switch.
