2010 Mercury Mariner Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 135

Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given...ЉI have an airbagЉ Consider...Airbags offer greater protection when used with safety belts. Frontal airbags are not designed to inflate in rear and side crashes or rollovers. Not a good idea. People who are ejected are 40 times more likely to DIE. Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN'T ЉPICK OUR CRASHЉ. ЉI'd rather be thrown clearЉ WARNING: Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt or insert a latchplate into the buckle to avoid the Belt-Minder௡ chime. To do so may adversely affect the performance of the vehicle's air bag system. Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minderா feature The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ 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™, the Belt-Minder௡ cannot be disabled. Also, if the Belt-Minder௡ has been previously disabled, it will be re-enabled after the use of MyKey™. Refer to MyKey™ in the Locks and security chapter. The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ features can be deactivated/activated by performing the following procedure: Before following the procedure, make sure that: • The parking brake is set • The gearshift is in P (Park) • The ignition switch is in the off position • The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled 135 2010 Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)