Ford 2006 Mountaineer Owner's Manual page 140

Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
The driver's and front
passenger's safety belts are
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the ON
position or less than 1-2 minutes
have elapsed since the ignition
switch has been turned ON...
The driver's or front passenger's
safety belt is not buckled when
the vehicle has reached at least
3 mph (5 km/h) and 1-2 minutes
have elapsed since the ignition
switch has been turned to ON...
The driver's or front passenger's
safety belt becomes unbuckled
for approximately 1 minute while
the vehicle is traveling at least 3
mph (5 km/h) and more than 1-2
minutes have elapsed since the
ignition switch has been turned
to ON...
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 BeltMinder feature will not
activate.
The BeltMinder feature is activated -
the safety belt warning light illuminates
and the warning chime sounds for 6
seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for
approximately 5 minutes or until the
safety belts are buckled.
The BeltMinder feature is activated -
the safety belt warning light illuminates
and the warning chime sounds for 6
seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for
approximately 5 minutes or until the
safety belts are buckled.
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 (40 km) of home.