Ford 2002 F-250 Owner's Manual page 78

Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
The driver's safety belt is not
buckled before the vehicle has
reached at least 5 km/h (3 mph)
and 1-2 minutes have elapsed
since the ignition switch has been
turned to ON...
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 following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts:
(All statistics based on U.S. data)
Reasons given... Consider...
"Crashes are rare 36700 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 We design our safety belts 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. BeltMinder 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.
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Then...
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
safety belt is buckled.
The BeltMinder feature will not
activate.
The BeltMinder feature will not
activate.