Belt Minder
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Mercury Mariner and 2007 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The Belt Minder feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt warning function. This feature provides an additional reminder to the driver that the driver's safety belt is unbuckled by intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning lamp in the instrument cluster.
The passenger safety Belt Minder feature is activated only when the occupant classification sensor (OCS) system detects a passenger in the right front seat and the passenger weight exceeds a programmed set point.
To activate or deactivate the Belt Minder feature, refer to WARNING DEVICES article.
| If... | Then... |
|---|---|
| The driver safety belt and/or front passenger safety belt (if occupant present) is not buckled before the vehicle has reached at least 5 km/h (3 mph) and 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turn to ON... | The BeltMinder feature is activated - the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until safety belt is buckled. |
| The driver safety belt and/or front passenger safety belt (if occupant present) is buckled before the ignition switch is turned to the ON position... | The BeltMinder feature will not activate. |
| The driver safety belt and/or front passenger safety belt (if occupant present) is buckled and less than 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turned ON... | The BeltMinder feature will not activate. |
| The driver safety belt and/or front passenger safety belt (if occupant present) becomes unbuckled for approximately 1 minute while the vehicle is traveling at least 5 km/h (3 mph) and more than 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turned to ON... | The BeltMinder feature is activated - the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until the safety belts are buckled. |