Ford 2010 Transit Connect Owner's Manual page 92

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 6 mph
(10 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 while the vehicle is
traveling at least 6 mph
(10 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"
2010 Transit Connect (tst)
Owners Guide, 3rd Printing
USA (fus)
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
16 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
16 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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