Reasons given...
Consider...
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Traffic is light
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Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in
single-vehicle crashes,
many when
no other vehicles are around.
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Belts wrinkle my clothes
⬙
Possibly, but a serious crash can do
much more than wrinkle your clothes,
particularly if you are unbelted.
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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
⬙
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
⬙
Not a good idea.
People
who are
ejected are 40 times more likely
to DIE.
Safety belts help prevent
ejection, WE CAN’T
⬙
PICK OUR
CRASH
⬙
.
WARNING:
Do not sit on top of a buckled safety 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.
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.
Note:
If you are using MyKey
威
, the Belt-Minder
威
cannot be disabled.
Also, if the Belt-Minder
威
has been previously disabled, it will be
re-enabled after the use of MyKey
威
. Refer to
MyKey
威
in the
Locks and
security
chapter.
Seating and Safety Restraints
136
2012 Escape
(204)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA
(fus)