2007 Ford F350 Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 110

Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given..."The people I'm with don't wear belts" Consider...Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people. Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate behavior they see. Airbags offer greater protection when used with safety belts. Frontal airbags are not designed to inflate in rear and side crashes or rollovers. 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". "I have an airbag" "I'd rather be thrown clear" Do not sit on tope of a buckled safety belt or insert a latchplate into the buckle to avoid the BeltMinder௡ chime. To do so may adversely affect the performance of the vehicle's air bag system 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 BeltMinderா feature Read Steps 1 - 5 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, make sure that the following conditions are met: • the parking brake is set • the gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or the neutral position (manual transmission) • the ignition switch is in the OFF position • all vehicle doors are closed 110 2007 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)