One Time Disable; Deactivating/Activating The Beltminder Feature - Ford 2003 F-250 Owner's Manual

Reasons given...
"Traffic is light"
"Belts wrinkle my
clothes"
"The people I'm
with don't wear
belts"
"I have an air bag" Air bags offer greater protection when used with
"I'd rather be
thrown clear"
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, 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, make sure that:
• The parking brake is set.
• The gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or the neutral
position (manual transmission).
• The ignition switch is in the OFF position.
• All vehicle doors are closed.
Seating and Safety Restraints
Consider...
Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle
crashes, many when no other vehicles are around.
Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more
than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are
unbelted.
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.
safety belts. Frontal airbags 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".
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