Belt-Minder® Deactivating/Activating: Deactivating/Activating

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder® are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position.

NOTE: The Belt-Minder® cannot be deactivated using a MyKey™ programmed key. The Belt-Minder® can only be deactivated using an administrator key.

If the Belt-Minder® is already disabled, driving the vehicle with a MyKey™ programmed key overrides the deactivation, however, when the vehicle is subsequently operated using an administrator key, the Belt-Minder® once again reverts to the disabled state.

Place the ignition switch in the RUN position. (Do not start the engine.)
Wait until the safety belt warning lamp turns off (approximately 1 minute).

NOTE: Step 3 must be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off.

For seating position to be disabled, at a moderate rate, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 3 times, ending with the safety belt in the unbuckled state.
- After this step, the air bar warning indicator illuminates for 3 seconds.
Within 7 seconds after the air bar warning indicator turns off, at a moderate rate, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt.
- This disables the Belt-Minder® feature for that seating position, if it is currently enabled. As confirmation, the safety belt warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
- This enables the Belt-Minder® feature for that seating position, if it is currently disabled. As confirmation, the safety belt warning indicator flashes 4 times per second for 3 seconds followed by another flash sequence of 4 times per second for 3 seconds.
After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.