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One time disable, Deactivating/activating the belt-minder feature, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2009 F-150 v.2 User Manual

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Reasons given...

Consider...

“I have an airbag”

Airbags offer greater protection when
used with safety belts. Frontal airbags are
not designed to inflate in rear and side
crashes or rollovers.

“I’d rather be thrown clear”

Not a good idea. People who are ejected
are 40 times more likely to DIE.
Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE
CAN’T “PICK OUR CRASH”.

WARNING: Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt or insert a
latchplate into the buckle to avoid the Belt-Minder

௡ chime. To

do so may adversely affect the performance of the vehicle’s air bag
system.

One time disable

If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles
the Belt-Minder

௡ feature for that seating position, the Belt-Minder™ is

disabled for the current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder

௡ feature will

re-enable during the same ignition cycle if the occupant buckles and
remains buckled for approximately 30 seconds. Confirmation is not given
for the one time disable.

Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder

feature

The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder

are

deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating
one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will
terminate the process.

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.

The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder

௡ features can be

deactivated/activated by performing the following procedure:

Before following the procedure, make sure that:
• The parking brake is set
• The gearshift is in P (Park)
• The ignition switch is in the off position
• The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled

2009 F-150 (f12)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

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