Conditions Of Operation - Mazda 2001 Tribute Owner's Manual

Conditions of operation

If...
The driver's safety belt is not
buckled before the ignition switch
is turned to the ON position...
The driver's safety belt is buckled
while the indicator light is
illuminated and the 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 Safety Belt Warning Chime/Light is to remind
occupants of the vehicle 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... Consider...
Crashes are rare 36,700 crashes occur every day. The more we
events 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.
I'm not going far 3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of home.
Belts are Safety belts are designed 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. Belt Minder reminds
us to take a few seconds to buckle up.
Seat 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.
Seating and safety restraints
Then...
The safety belt warning light
illuminates 1-2 minutes and the
warning chime sounds 4-8
seconds.
The safety belt warning light and
warning chime turn off.
The safety belt warning light and
indicator chime remain off.
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