FORD 2004 Mustang v.3 - Manual (Page 78)

Reasons given... Consider...
“Belts wrinkle my clothes” Possibly, but a serious crash
can do much more than wrinkle
your clothes, particularly if you
are unbelted.
“The people I’m with
don’t wear belts” 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.
“I have an air bag” Air bags 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”.
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to
avoid the Belt Minder chime. Sitting on the
safety belt will increase the risk of injury in an
accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the
Belt Minder feature please follow the directions
stated below.
One time disable
Any time the safety belt is buckled and then
unbuckled during an ignition ON cycle, the BeltMinder
will be disabled for that ignition cycle only.
Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature
Read steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with
the deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The BeltMinder feature can be deactivated/activated
by performing the following procedure:
Before following the procedure, ensure that the
following conditions are met:
• The parking brake is set.
2004 04- Mustang (mus)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
78