Lincoln 2000 Continental Owner's Manual page 102

Seating and safety restraints
Reasons given...
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 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
Anytime the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an ignition
ON cycle, Belt Minder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only.
Deactivating/activating the belt minder feature
Read steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The Belt Minder 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).
the ignition switch is in the OFF position
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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.
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 .