Seating and Safety Restraints
5.
Bucklethenunbucklethesafetybeltthreetimes,endingwiththe
safetybeltunbuckled.
•
Afterstep5thesafetybeltwarninglightwillbeturnedonforthree
seconds.
6.
Withinsevensecondsofthesafetybeltwarninglightturningoff,
bucklethenunbucklethesafetybelt.
•
ThiswilldisableBeltMinderifitiscurrentlyenabled,orenable
BeltMinderifitiscurrentlydisabled.
7.
ConfirmationofdisablingBeltMinderisprovidedbythesafetybelt
warninglightflashingfourtimespersecondforthreeseconds.
8.
ConfirmationofenablingBeltMinderisprovidedby:
•
Thesafetybeltwarninglightflashingfourtimespersecondforthree
seconds.
•
•
Followedbythreesecondswiththesafetybeltwarninglightoff.
Onceagain,thesafetybeltwarninglightwillflashfourtimesper
secondforthreeseconds.
9.
Afterreceivingconfirmation,thedeactivation/activationprocedureis
complete.
Safety belt maintenance
Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthesafetybeltstomakesure
therearenonicks,tearsorcuts.Replaceifnecessary.Allsafetybelt
assemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontseatbeltbuckle
assemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulder
beltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(if
equipped),childsafetyseatLATCHandtetheranchors,andattaching
hardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.FordMotorCompany
recommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesusedinvehiclesinvolvedina
collisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandaqualified
technicianfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinueto
operateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybeltassemblies
notinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedandreplacedif
eitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethesafetybelt
assemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultinsevere
personalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.
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