Reasons given...
Consider...
⬙
I have an airbag
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Airbags offer greater protection when
used with seat 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
⬙
Not a good idea.
People
who are
ejected are 40 times more likely
to DIE.
Seat belts help prevent
ejection, WE CAN’T
⬙
PICK OUR
CRASH
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.
WARNING:
Do not sit on top of a buckled seat belt or insert a
latchplate into the buckle to avoid the Belt-Minder
威
chime. To
do so may adversely affect the performance of the vehicle’s air bag
system and result in serious injury, ejection and death.
One-time disable
If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles
the seat belt for that seating position, the Belt-Minder
威
is disabled for
the current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder
威
feature will 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 Belt-Minder
姞
feature
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder
威
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.
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder
威
features 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)
•
The ignition switch is in the off position
•
The driver and front passenger seat belts are unbuckled
2009 Tribute Hybrid
(thv)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA
(fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
128
