2006 Ford Taurus Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 92

Seating and Safety Restraints Consider...Prime time for an accident. BeltMinder௢ reminds us to take a few seconds to buckle up. "Safety belts don't Safety belts, when used properly, reduce risk of work" death to front seat occupants by 45% in cars, and by 60% in light trucks. "Traffic is light" Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle crashes, many when no other vehicles are around. "Belts wrinkle my Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more clothes" than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are unbelted. Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more "The people I'm with don't wear often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people. belts" Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate behavior they see. "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. "I'd rather be Not a good idea. People who are ejected are 40 thrown clear" times more likely to DIE. Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN'T "PICK OUR CRASH". Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the BeltMinder௢ chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the risk of injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the BeltMinder௢ feature please follow the directions stated below. One time disable If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles the BeltMinder௢ feature for that seating position, the BeltMinder௢ is disabled for the current ignition cycle. The BeltMinder௢ feature will re-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 BeltMinderி feature The driver and front passenger BeltMinder௢ are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the process. 92 Reasons given..."I was in a hurry" 2006 Taurus (tau) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)