Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
Then...
Thedriver’sorfront
TheBelt-Minderfeatureisactivated
passenger’ssafetybeltbecomes -thesafetybeltwarninglight
unbuckledforapproximately
minutewhilethevehicleis
travelingatleast3mph
illuminatesandthewarningchime
soundsforsixsecondsevery
30seconds,repeatingfor
1
(5
km/h)andmorethan
approximatelyfiveminutesoruntil
1-2
minuteshaveelapsedsince thesafetybeltsarebuckled.
theignitionswitchhasbeen
turnedtoon...
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data):
Reasonsgiven...
Consider...
“Crashesarerareevents”
36700crashesoccureveryday.The
morewedrive,themoreweare
exposedto“rare”events,evenfor
gooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduring
ourlifetime.
“I’mnotgoingfar”
3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin25
miles(40km)ofhome.
“Beltsareuncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhance
comfort.Ifyouareuncomfortable-
trydifferentpositionsforthesafety
beltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightas
possible;thiscanimprovecomfort.
Primetimeforanaccident.
Belt-Minderremindsustotakeafew
secondstobuckleup.
“Iwasinahurry”
“Safetybeltsdon’twork”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,
reduceriskofdeathtofrontseat
occupantsby45%incars,andby
60%
inlighttrucks.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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