Seating and Safety Restraints
Belt-Minderா
TheBelt-Minderfeatureisasupplementalwarningtothesafetybelt
warningfunction.Thisfeatureprovidesadditionalremindersby
intermittentlysoundingachimeandilluminatingthesafetybeltwarning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwhenthedriver’sandfrontpassenger’s
safetybeltisunbuckled.
TheBelt-Minderfeatureusesinformationfromthefrontpassenger
sensingsystemtodetermineifafrontseatpassengerispresentand
thereforepotentiallyinneedofawarning.Toavoidactivatingthe
Belt-Minderfeatureforobjectsplacedinthefrontpassengerseat,
warningswillonlybegiventolargefrontseatoccupantsasdetermined
bythefrontpassengersensingsystem.
Boththedriver’sandpassenger’ssafetybeltusagesaremonitoredand
eithermayactivatetheBelt-Minderfeature.Thewarningsarethesame
forthedriverandthefrontpassenger.IftheBelt-Minderwarningshave
expired(warningsforapproximatelyfiveminutes)foroneoccupant
(driverorfrontpassenger),theotheroccupantcanstillactivatethe
Belt-Minderfeature.
Note:IfyouareusingMyKey™,theBelt-Minderwarningwillnot
expire.RefertoMyKey™intheLocksandsecuritychapter.
If...
Then...
Thedriver’sandfront
passenger’ssafetybeltsare
buckledbeforetheignitionis
switchedonorlessthan
TheBelt-Minderfeaturewillnot
activate.
1-2
minuteshaveelapsedsince
theignitionhasbeenswitched
on...
Thedriver’sorfront
TheBelt-Minderfeatureisactivated
-thesafetybeltwarninglight
illuminatesandthewarningchime
soundsforsixsecondsevery
passenger’ssafetybeltisnot
buckledwhenthevehiclehas
reachedatleast3mph
(5
km/h)and1-2minuteshave 30seconds,repeatingfor
elapsedsincetheignitionhas
beenswitchedon...
approximatelyfiveminutesoruntil
thesafetybeltsarebuckled.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2011 |
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