Ford Taurus Owner's Manual page 103

If...
The driver's and front
passenger's safety belts are
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the ON
position or less than 1-2 minutes
have elapsed since the ignition
switch has been turned ON...
The driver's or front passenger's
safety belt is not buckled when
the vehicle has reached at least
3 mph (5 km/h) and 1-2 minutes
have elapsed since the ignition
switch has been turned to ON...
The driver's or front passenger's
safety belt becomes unbuckled
for approximately 1 minute while
the vehicle is traveling at least 3
mph (5 km/h) and more than 1-2
minutes have elapsed since the
ignition switch has been turned
to ON...
The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts
(All statistics based on U.S. data):
Reasons given...
"Crashes are rare events"
"I'm not going far"
2005 Taurus (tau)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
Then...
The BeltMinder feature will not
activate.
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 the
safety belts are buckled.
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 the
safety belts are buckled.
Consider...
36700 crashes occur every day. The
more we 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.
3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within
25 miles (40 km) of home.
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