2014 Ford Edge Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 42

Safety Belts Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder® Feature 41 WARNING: While the system allows you to deactivate it, this system is designed to improve your chances of being safely belted and surviving an accident. We recommend you leave the system activated for yourself and others who may use the vehicle. To reduce the risk of injury, do not deactivate or activate the system while driving the vehicle. Note: The driver and front passenger warning are deactivated and activated independently. When deactivating or activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the process. Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the programming procedure. Before following the procedure, make sure that: • the parking brake is set • the transmission is in park (P) • the ignition is off • the driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled 1. Turn the ignition on. Do not start the engine. 2. Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off (about 1-2 minutes). • Step 3 must be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns off. 3. For the seating position being disabled, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times at a moderate speed, ending in the unbuckled state. • After Step 3, the safety belt warning light will be turned on for three seconds. 4. Within about seven seconds of the light turning off, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt. The safety belt warning light will flash for confirmation. • This will disable the feature for that seating position if it is currently enabled. • This will enable the feature for that seating position if it is currently disabled. 2014 Edge (edg) Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, November 2013 USA (fus)