Ford Automobile Owner's Manual page 146

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 to 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
one 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"
Seating and Safety Restraints
Then...
The Belt-Minder feature will not
activate.
The Belt-Minder feature is
activated - the safety belt warning
light illuminates and the warning
chime sounds for six seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five minutes or until
the safety belts are buckled.
The Belt-Minder feature is
activated - the safety belt warning
light illuminates and the warning
chime sounds for six seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five 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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