One Time Disable - Ford 2003 Crown Victoria Owner's Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Reasons given... Consider...
"Belts are We design our safety belts to enhance comfort. If
uncomfortable" you are uncomfortable - try different positions for
the safety belt upper anchorage and seatback
which should be as upright as possible; this can
improve comfort.
"I was in a hurry" Prime time for an accident. BeltMinder reminds
us to take a few seconds to buckle up.
"Safety belts don't Safety belts, when used properly, reduce risk of
work" death to front seat occupants by 45% in cars,
and by 60% in light trucks.
"Traffic is light" Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle
crashes, many when no other vehicles are around.
"Belts wrinkle my Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more
clothes" than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are
unbelted.
"The people I'm Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more
with don't wear often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people.
belts" 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 Not a good idea. People who are ejected are 40
thrown clear" 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

If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles,
the BeltMinder feature for that seating position is disabled for the
current ignition cycle. The BeltMinder feature will re-enable during the
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2003 Crown Victoria (cro)
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