Ford 2006 Escape, Owner'S Manual, Page: 430 / 606

Reasons given... Consider...
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The people I’m with don’t
wear belts
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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.
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I have an airbag
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Airbags offer greater protection when
used with safety belts. Frontal airbags
are not designed to inflate in rear and
side crashes or rollovers.
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I’d rather be thrown clear
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Not a good idea. People who are
ejected are 40 times more likely
to DIE.
Safety belts help prevent
ejection, WE CAN’T
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PICK OUR
CRASH
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.
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the
BeltMinder
娂
chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the
risk of injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the
BeltMinder
娂
feature please follow the directions stated below.
One time disable
If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles
the BeltMinder
娂
feature for that seating position, the BeltMinder
娂
is
disabled for the current ignition cycle. The BeltMinder
娂
feature will
re-enable during the same ignition cycle if the occupant buckles and
remains buckled for approximately 30 seconds. Confirmation is not given
for the one time disable.
Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder
姟
feature
The driver and front passenger BeltMinder
娂
are
deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating
one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will
terminate the process.
Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
2006 Escape (204)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
112