Ford Expedition 2009 Owner's Manual page 214

Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
The driver's safety belt is
not buckled approximately
five seconds after the safety
belt warning light has
turned off...
The driver's safety belt is
buckled while the safety
belt indicator light is
illuminated and the safety
belt warning chime is
sounding...
The driver's safety belt is
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position...
The purpose of the Belt-Minder is to remind occasional wearers to wear
safety belts all of the time.
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"
"Belts are uncomfortable"
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Then...
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 safety
belt is buckled.
The Belt-Minder feature will not
activate.
The Belt-Minder feature will not
activate.
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
of home.
We design our safety belts to enhance
comfort. If you are uncomfortable - try
different positions for the safety belt
upper anchorage and seatback which
should be as upright as possible; this can
improve comfort.