2015 Ford Explorer Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 46

Safety Belts If...You or the front seat passenger do not buckle your safety belts before your vehicle reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 minutes elapse after you switch the ignition... 45 Then...The Belt-Minder feature activates, the safety belt warning light illuminates and a warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every 25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes or until you and the front seat passenger buckle your safety belts. The driver or front passenger The Belt-Minder feature activates, the safety belt becomes unbuckled for safety belt warning light illuminates about one minute while the and a warning tone sounds for vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph 6 seconds every 25 seconds, repeating (9.7 km/h) and more than for about 5 minutes or until you and 1-2 minutes elapse after you the front seat passenger buckle your switch the ignition on...safety belts. Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder Feature 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 one minute). 2015 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing, September 2014 USA (fus)