Belt-minder, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2008 Mustang v.1 User Manual

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Belt-Minder

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 5 minutes) for one occupant (driver
or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the
Belt-Minder

௡ feature.

If...

Then...

The driver’s and front passenger’s
safety belts are buckled before the
ignition switch is turned to the
ON position or less than
1-2 minutes have elapsed since the
ignition switch has been turned
ON...

The Belt-Minder

௡ feature will not

activate.

The driver’s or front passenger’s
safety belt is not buckled when the
vehicle has reached at least 3 mph (5
km/h) and 1-2 minutes have
elapsed since the ignition switch
has been turned to ON...

The Belt-Minder

௡ feature is

activated - the safety belt warning
light illuminates and the warning
chime sounds for 6 seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately 5 minutes or until the
safety belts are buckled.

The driver’s or front passenger’s
safety belt becomes unbuckled for
approximately
1 minute while the vehicle is
traveling at least 3 mph (5 km/h) and
more than 1-2 minutes have elapsed
since the ignition switch has been
turned to ON...

The Belt-Minder

௡ feature is

activated - the safety belt warning
light illuminates and the warning
chime sounds for 6 seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately 5 minutes or until the
safety belts are buckled.

2008 05+ Mustang (197)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
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