Conditions Of Operation; Belt Minder - Mercury Sable 2001 Owner's Manual

Seating and safety restraints
the label. Also, use the safety belt extension only if the safety belt is too
short for you when fully extended. Do not use extensions to change the
fit of the shoulder belt across the torso.
Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
The seat belt warning light illuminates in the instrument cluster and a
chime sounds to remind the occupants to fasten their safety belts.

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...

Belt minder

The Belt Minder feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt
warning function. This feature provides additional reminders to the
driver that the driver's safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently
sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning lamp in the
instrument cluster.
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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.