Ford Navigator 2012 Owner's Manual page 152

Seating and Safety Restraints
Note: If you are using MyKey , the Belt-Minder warning will not
expire. Refer to MyKey in the Locks and security chapter.
The Belt-Minder feature uses two different warning chimes. During the
first minute of activation, the warning chime will sound once every
second. The remaining warning chimes will sound twice every second
while the system is activated.
If...
The driver's safety belt is not
buckled approximately five
seconds after the safety belt
warning light has turned off...
The driver's safety belt is
buckled while the safety belt
indicator light is illuminated and
the safety belt warning chime is
sounding...
The driver's safety belt is
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position...
The purpose of the Belt-Minder is to remind occasional wearers to wear
safety belts all of the time.
The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts:
(All statistics based on U.S. data)
Reasons given...
"Crashes are rare events"
"I'm not going far"
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Then...
The Belt-Minder feature is activated -
the safety belt warning light illuminates
and the warning chime sounds for six
seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five minutes or until
safety belt is buckled.
The Belt-Minder feature will not
activate.
The Belt-Minder feature will not
activate.
Consider...
36700 crashes occur every day. The
more we drive, the more we are
exposed to "rare" events, even for good
drivers. 1 in 4 of us will be seriously
injured in a crash during our
lifetime.
3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25
miles of home.