FORD 2009 Expedition v.1 - Manual (Page 215)

If... Then...
The driver’s safety belt is not
buckled approximately five
seconds after the safety belt
warning light has turned off... The Belt-Minder
௡ feature is activated
- the safety belt warning light
illuminates and the warning chime
sounds for six seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five minutes or until
safety belt is buckled.
The driver’s safety belt is
buckled while the safety belt
indicator light is illuminated
and the safety belt warning
chime is sounding... The Belt-Minder
௡ feature will not
activate.
The driver’s safety belt is
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position... The Belt-Minder
௡ feature will not
activate.
The purpose of the Belt-Minder
௡ is to remind occasional wearers to wear
safety belts all of the time.
The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts:
(All statistics based on U.S. data)
Reasons given... Consider...
“Crashes are rare events” 36700 crashes occur every day. The
more we drive, the more we are
exposed to “rare” events, even for
good drivers. 1 in 4 of us will be
seriously injured in a crash during
our lifetime.
“I’m not going far” 3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25
miles of home.
2009 Expedition (exd)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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