2004 Ford Mustang Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 78

Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given...Consider..."Belts wrinkle my clothes" Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are unbelted. "The people I'm with Set the example, teen deaths don't wear belts" occur 4 times more often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people. Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate behavior they see. "I have an air bag" Air bags offer greater protection when used with safety belts. Frontal airbags are not designed to inflate in rear and side crashes or rollovers. "I'd rather be thrown Not a good idea. People who clear" are ejected are 40 times more likely to DIE. Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN'T "PICK OUR CRASH". Do not sit on top of a buckled safety belt to avoid the Belt Minder chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the risk of injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the Belt Minder feature please follow the directions stated below. One time disable Any time the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an ignition ON cycle, the BeltMinder will be disabled for that ignition cycle only. Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature Read steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. The BeltMinder feature can be deactivated/activated by performing the following procedure: Before following the procedure, ensure that the following conditions are met: • The parking brake is set. 78 2004 04- Mustang (mus) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)