Belt-Minder - Lincoln MKT Owner's Manual

Belt-Minder

The Belt-Minder feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt
warning function. This feature provides additional reminders by
intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning
light in the instrument cluster when the driver's and front passenger's
safety belt is unbuckled.
The Belt-Minder feature uses information from the front passenger
sensing system to determine if a front seat passenger is present and
therefore potentially in need of a warning. To avoid activating the
Belt-Minder feature for objects placed in the front passenger seat,
warnings will only be given to large front seat occupants as determined
by the front passenger sensing system.
Both the driver's and passenger's safety belt usages are monitored and
either may activate the Belt-Minder feature. The warnings are the same
for the driver and the front passenger. If the Belt-Minder warnings have
expired (warnings for approximately five minutes) for one occupant
(driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the
Belt-Minder feature.
Note: If you are using MyKey™, the Belt-Minder warning will not
expire. Refer to MyKey™ in the Locks and security chapter.
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...
2010 MKT (mkt)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
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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.
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