Ford 750 2009 Owner's Manual page 77

Reasons given...
"I have an air bag"
"I'd rather be thrown clear"
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
Any time the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an
ignition ON cycle, Belt-Minder will be disabled for that ignition cycle
only.
Deactivating/Activating the Belt-Minder feature
Read Steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The Belt-Minder feature can be deactivated/activated by performing the
following procedure:
Before following the procedure, make sure that:
• The parking brake is set.
• The gearshift is in P (Park) (if equipped) or N (Neutral) (automatic
transmissions) or the neutral position (manual transmission).
• The ignition switch is in the OFF position.
• All vehicle doors are closed.
• The driver's safety belt is unbuckled.
• The headlamp control is in the
2009 F-650/750 (f67)
Supplement
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
Consider...
Air bags offer greater protection when
used with safety belts. Frontal air
bags are not designed to inflate in
rear and side crashes or rollovers.
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".
position.
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