FORD 2011 Taurus v.1 - Manual (Page 167)

Conditions of operation
If... Then...
The driver’s safety belt is not
buckled before the ignition is
on... The safety belt warning light
illuminates 1-2 minutes and the
warning chime sounds 4-8 seconds.
The driver’s safety belt is
buckled while the indicator
light is illuminated and the
warning chime is sounding... The safety belt warning light and
warning chime turn off.
The driver’s safety belt is
buckled before the ignition is
on ... The safety belt warning light and
indicator chime remain off.
Belt-Minder
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The Belt-Minder
௡ feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt
warning function. This feature provides additional reminders by
intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning
light in the instrument cluster when the driver’s and front passenger’s
safety belt is unbuckled.
The Belt-Minder
௡ feature uses information from the front passenger
sensing system to determine if a front seat passenger is present and
therefore potentially in need of a warning. To avoid activating the
Belt-Minder
௡ feature for objects placed in the front passenger seat,
warnings will only be given to large front seat occupants as determined
by the front passenger sensing system.
Both the driver’s and passenger’s safety belt usages are monitored and
either may activate the Belt-Minder
௡ feature. The warnings are the same
for the driver and the front passenger. If the Belt-Minder
௡ warnings have
expired (warnings for approximately five minutes) for one occupant
(driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the
Belt-Minder
௡ feature.
Note: If you are using MyKey™, the Belt-Minder
௡ warning will not
expire. Refer to MyKey™ in the Locks and security chapter.
Seating and Safety Restraints
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2011 Taurus (500)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)