One-Time Disable; Deactivating/Activating The Belt-Minder Feature - Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Owner's Manual

Reasons given...
"I have an airbag"
"I'd rather be thrown clear"
WARNING: Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt or insert a
latchplate into the buckle to avoid the Belt-Minder chime. To
do so may adversely affect the performance of the vehicle's airbag
system.

One-time disable

If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles the
safety belt for that seating position, the Belt-Minder is disabled for the
current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder feature will enable during the same
ignition cycle if the occupant buckles and remains buckled for approximately
30 seconds. Confirmation is not given for the one-time disable.

Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature

The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder are
deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating
one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will
terminate the process.
Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
Note: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder features must be
disabled/enabled separately. Both cannot be disable/enabled during the
same key cycle.
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder features 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)
2012 MKZ Hybrid (hkz)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
Consider...
Airbags 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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