FORD 2006 Escape Hybrid v.1 - Manual (Page 139)

Reasons given... Consider...
ЉI was in a hurryЉ Prime time for an accident. BeltMinder௢
reminds us to take a few seconds to buckle up.
ЉSeat belts don’t
work
Љ
Safety belts, when used properly, reduce risk of
death to front seat occupants by 45% in cars,
and by 60% in light trucks.
ЉTraffic is lightЉ
Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle
crashes, many when no other vehicles are around.
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 CRASHЉ.
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the
BeltMinder
௢ chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the
risk of injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the
BeltMinder
௢ feature please follow the directions stated below.
One time disable
If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles
the BeltMinder
௢ feature for that seating position, the BeltMinder௢ is
disabled for the current ignition cycle. The BeltMinder
௢ 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 BeltMinder
ி feature
The driver and front passenger BeltMinder
௢ are
deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating
one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will
terminate the process.
2006 Escape Hybrid (hev)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
139