FORD 2009 Escape v.1 - Manual (Page 124)

Reasons given... Consider...
ЉBelts wrinkle my
clothes
Љ
Possibly, but a serious crash can do much
more than wrinkle your clothes, particularly
if you are unbelted.
ЉThe people I’m with
don’t wear belts
Љ
Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times
more often in vehicles with TWO or MORE
people. Children and younger brothers/sisters
imitate behavior they see.
ЉI have an airbagЉ
Airbags offer greater protection when used
with safety belts. Frontal airbags are not
designed to inflate in rear and side crashes
or rollovers.
ЉI’d rather be thrown
clear
Љ
Not a good idea. People who are ejected
are 40 times more likely to DIE.
Safety
belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN’T
ЉPICK
OUR CRASH
Љ.
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 safety belt for that seating position, the Belt-Minder
௡ is disabled for
the current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder
௡ feature will 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.
2009 Escape (204)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
124