One Time Disable - Ford 2003 Excursion Owner's Manual

Reasons given...
"I was in a hurry"
"Seat belts don't work"
"Traffic is light"
"Belts wrinkle my clothes"
"The people I'm with don't
wear belts"
"I have an air bag"
"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.
Seating and Safety Restraints
Consider...
Prime time for an accident. BeltMinder
reminds us to take a few seconds to
buckle up.
Safety belts, when used properly, reduce
risk of death to front seat occupants by
45% in cars, and by 60% in light
trucks.
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.
Air bags offer greater protection when
used with 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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