One Time Disable; Deactivating/Activating The Belt Minder Feature - Mercury Sable 2001 Owner's Manual

Seating and safety restraints
Reasons given...
"Belts wrinkle my
clothes"
"The people I'm
with don't wear
belts"
"I have an air bag" Air bags offer greater protection when used with
"I'd rather be
thrown clear"
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the Belt
Minder chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the risk of
injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the Belt
Minder feature please follow the directions stated below.

One time disable

Anytime the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an ignition
ON cycle, Belt Minder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only. The
safety belt needs to be latched for a minimum of 3 seconds before belt
minder is disabled.

Deactivating/activating the belt minder feature

Read steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The Belt Minder feature 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) (automatic transmission).
• the ignition switch is in the OFF position
• all vehicle doors are closed
• the driver's safety belt is unbuckled
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Consider...
Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more
than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are
unbelted.
Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more
often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people.
Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate
behavior they see.
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".