2006 Lincoln Zephyr Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 113

Seating and Safety Restraints Consider...Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle crashes, many when no other vehicles are around. "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 don't wear Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 belts" times more often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people. Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate behavior they see. "I have an airbag" Airbags 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 clear" Not a good idea. People who 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 BeltMinder௡ chime. Sitting on the safety belt will increase the risk of injury in an accident. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the BeltMinder௡ feature please follow the directions stated below. One time disable If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles the safety belt for that seating position, the BeltMinder௡ is disabled for the current ignition cycle. The BeltMinder௡ feature will enable during the same ignition cycle if the occupant buckles and remains buckled for approximately 30 seconds. Confirmation is not given for the one time disable. Deactivating/activating the BeltMinderா feature The driver and front passenger BeltMinder௡ are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the process. 113 Reasons given..."Traffic is light" 2006 Zephyr (378) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)