2002 Ford Escort Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 79

Seating and Safety Restraints If...The driver's safety belt is not buckled approximately 5 seconds after the safety belt warning light has turned off...Then...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 BeltMinder feature will not activate. The driver's safety belt is buckled while the safety belt indicator light is illuminated and the safety belt warning chime is sounding...The driver's safety belt is buckled before the ignition switch is turned to the ON position... The BeltMinder feature will not activate. The purpose of the BeltMinder is to remind occasional wearers to wear safety belts all of the time. The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts: (All statistics based on U.S. data) Reasons given..."Crashes are rare events" Consider...36700 crashes occur every day. The more we drive, the more we are exposed to "rare" events, even for good drivers. 1 in 4 of us will be seriously injured in a crash during our lifetime. 3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of home. We design our safety belts to enhance comfort. If you are uncomfortable try different positions for the safety belt upper anchorage and seatback which should be as upright as possible; this can improve comfort. "I'm not going far" "Belts are uncomfortable" 79