Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2007 Expedition v.3 User Manual

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If...

Then...

The driver’s safety belt is not
buckled approximately
5 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 6 seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately 5 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”

36 700 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.

2007 Expedition (exd)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

189

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