Fig. 31: Seatbelt Indicator
Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
A seatbelt indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. This indicator is located near the top of the
cluster overlay, between the fuel gauge and the engine temperature gauge.
The seatbelt indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the International Control and Display Symbol icon for
Seat Belt in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the
indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. A red Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the
cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the indicator to appear in red through the translucent outer layer
of the overlay when it is illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster
electronic circuit board.
The seatbelt indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.
OPERATION
SEATBELT INDICATOR
The seatbelt indicator gives an indication to the vehicle operator of the status of the driver side front seat belt.
This indicator is controlled by a transistor on the instrument cluster circuit board based upon cluster
programming and a hard wired input from the seatbelt switch on the driver side front seat belt retractor through
the seat belt switch sense circuits.
The seatbelt indicator also includes a programmable enhanced seatbelt reminder or BELTMINDER feature that
is enabled when the vehicle is shipped from the factory. This BELTMINDER feature can be disabled and
enabled by the customer using a specific programming event sequence, or by the dealer using a diagnostic scan
2007 Dodge Nitro R/T
2007 ACCESSORIES AND EQUIPMENT Instrument Cluster - Service Information - Nitro