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CHIME/BUZZER
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CH I M E / BU Z Z ER
DESCRIPTION
A ch im e wa r n in g syst em is st a n da r d fa ct or y-in -
st a lled equ ipm en t . Th e ch im e wa r n in g syst em u ses a
ch im e t on e gen er a t or a n d a con t a ct less r ela y t h a t a r e
solder ed on t o t h e elect r on ic cir cu it boa r d in side t h e
E lect r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu st er (E MIC) t o
pr ovide a u dible in dica t ion s of va r iou s veh icle con di-
t ion s t h a t m a y r equ ir e t h e a t t en t ion of t h e veh icle
oper a t or or occu pa n t s. Th e m icr opr ocessor-ba sed
E MIC u t ilizes elect r on ic m essa ges r eceived fr om
ot h er m odu les in t h e veh icle over t h e Con t r oller Ar ea
Net wor k (CAN) da t a bu s n et wor k a lon g wit h h a r d
wir ed in pu t s t o t h e clu st er t o m on it or m a n y sen sor s
a n d swit ch es t h r ou gh ou t t h e veh icle. In r espon se t o
t h ose in pu t s, t h e cir cu it r y a n d in t er n a l pr ogr a m m in g
of t h e E MIC a llow it t o con t r ol a u dible ou t pu t s t h a t
a r e pr odu ced t h r ou gh it s on -boa r d ch im e t on e gen er-
a t or a n d con t a ct less r ela y.
Th e E MIC cir cu it r y a n d it s ch im e t on e gen er a t or
a r e ca pa ble of pr odu cin g t h e followin g a u dible ou t -
pu t s:
• S in g le Ch im e To n e - A sin gle, ext en ded "beep-
like" ch im e t on e is issu ed a s a sea t belt r em in der.
• F a s t Ra te Re p e titiv e Ch im e To n e - Repea t ed
"beep-like" t on es t h a t a r e issu ed a t a fa st r a t e a s a n
a u dible a ler t a n d t o su ppor t va r iou s visu a l wa r n in gs.
• S lo w Ra te Re p e titiv e Clic k To n e - Repea t ed
"click-like" t on es t h a t a r e issu ed a t a slow r a t e t o
em u la t e t u r n sign a l a n d h a za r d fla sh er oper a t ion .
• F a s t Ra te Re p e titiv e Clic k To n e - Repea t ed
"click-like" t on es t h a t a r e issu ed a t a fa st r a t e t o
em u la t e t u r n sign a l fla sh er oper a t ion wit h a bu lb
ou t .
H a r d wir ed cir cu it r y con n ect s t h e E MIC a n d t h e
va r iou s ch im e wa r n in g swit ch a n d sen sor in pu t s t o
t h eir r espect ive m odu les a n d t o ea ch ot h er t h r ou gh
t h e elect r ica l syst em of t h e veh icle. Th ese h a r d wir ed
cir cu it s a r e in t egr a l t o t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess,
wh ich is r ou t ed t h r ou gh ou t t h e veh icle a n d r et a in ed
by m a n y differ en t m et h ods. Th ese cir cu it s m a y be
con n ect ed t o ea ch ot h er, t o t h e veh icle elect r ica l sys-
t em a n d t o t h e E MIC t h r ou gh t h e u se of a com bin a -
t ion of solder ed splices, splice block con n ect or s, a n d
CHIME / BUZZER
TABLE OF CON T EN T S
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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - CHIME
WARNING SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
m a n y differ en t t ypes of wir e h a r n ess t er m in a l con -
n ect or s a n d in su la t or s. Refer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e wir-
in g in for m a t ion . Th e wir in g in for m a t ion in clu des
wir in g dia gr a m s, pr oper wir e a n d con n ect or r epa ir
pr ocedu r es, fu r t h er det a ils on wir e h a r n ess r ou t in g
a n d r et en t ion , a s well a s pin -ou t a n d loca t ion views
for t h e va r iou s wir e h a r n ess con n ect or s, splices a n d
gr ou n ds.
Th e E MIC ch im e t on e gen er a t or a n d con t a ct less
r ela y ca n n ot be a dju st ed or r epa ir ed. If t h e ch im e
t on e gen er a t or or con t a ct less r ela y a r e da m a ged or
fa u lt y, t h e en t ir e E MIC u n it m u st be r epla ced.
OPERA TION
Th e ch im e wa r n in g syst em com pon en t s oper a t e on
ba t t er y cu r r en t r eceived t h r ou gh a n on -swit ch ed
fu sed B(+) cir cu it so t h a t t h e syst em m a y oper a t e
r ega r dless of t h e ign it ion swit ch posit ion . Th e E lec-
t r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu st er (E MIC) a lso m on -
it or s t h e ign it ion swit ch posit ion so t h a t som e ch im e
fea t u r es will on ly occu r wit h ign it ion swit ch in t h e
On posit ion , wh ile ot h er s occu r r ega r dless of t h e ign i-
t ion swit ch posit ion .
Th e ch im e wa r n in g syst em pr ovides a n a u dible
in dica t ion t o t h e veh icle oper a t or or occu pa n t s u n der
t h e followin g con dit ion s:
• En g in e Oil Le v e l Lo w Wa rn in g - E a ch t im e
t h e ign it ion swit ch is t u r n ed t o t h e On posit ion , t h e
E MIC ch im e t on e gen er a t or will gen er a t e a fa st r a t e
r epet it ive ch im e t on e if elect r on ic m essa ges a r e
r eceived over t h e Con t r oller Ar ea Net wor k (CAN)
da t a bu s fr om t h e E n gin e Con t r ol Modu le (E CM)
in dica t in g t h a t t h e en gin e level is t oo low. Th e E CM
u ses in t er n a l pr ogr a m m in g a n d h a r d wir ed in pu t s
fr om t h e en gin e oil level a n d t em per a t u r e sen sor t o
det er m in e t h e en gin e oil level. Th is a u dible wa r n in g
occu r s in con cer t wit h t h e visu a l wa r n in g pr ovided by
t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or in t h e clu st er.
• F a s te n S e a t B e lt Re m in d e r - E a ch t im e t h e
ign it ion swit ch is t u r n ed t o t h e On posit ion , t h e
E MIC ch im e t on e gen er a t or will gen er a t e a sin gle
ext en ded ch im e t on e for a du r a t ion of a bou t six sec-
on ds, or u n t il t h e dr iver side fr on t sea t belt is fa s-
t en ed, wh ich ever
in t er n a l pr ogr a m m in g a n d a h a r d wir ed in pu t fr om
t h e dr iver side fr on t sea t belt swit ch t o det er m in e
CHIME/BUZZER 8B - 1
occu r s fir st . Th e E MIC u ses
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