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Safety Belt Minder Deactivating/Activating: Deactivating/Activating

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Turn the ignition lock cylinder to the ON position (do not start the engine).
  2. Wait until the safety belt warning indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).
    3. NOTE: Step 3 must be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off.
  3. For the seating position being disabled, at a moderate speed, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 9 times, ending with the safety belt in the unbuckled state. After this step the air bag warning indicator illuminates for 3 seconds.
  4. Within 10 seconds of the air bag warning indicator turning on, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt.
    • This disables the safety belt minder feature for that seating position, if it is currently enabled. As confirmation, the air bag warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
    • This enables the safety belt minder feature for that seating position, if it is currently disabled. As confirmation, the air bag warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by 3 seconds off, and then 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
  5. After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.
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