2008 Ford Escape Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 115
2008 Ford Escape Manual
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Seating and Safety Restraints Both the driver's and passenger's safety belt usages are monitored and either may activate the Belt-Minder feature. The warnings are the same for the driver and the front passenger. If the Belt-Minder warnings have expired (warnings for approximately 5 minutes) for one occupant (driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder feature. If...The driver's and front passenger's safety belts are buckled before the ignition switch is turned to the ON position or less than 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turned ON...The driver's or front passenger's safety belt is not buckled when the vehicle has reached at least 5 km/h (3 mph) and 1-2 minutes have elapsed since the ignition switch has been turned to ON...Then...The Belt-Minder feature will not activate. The Belt-Minder feature is activated - the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for 6 seconds every 30 seconds, repeating for approximately 5 minutes or until the safety belts are buckled. The Belt-Minder feature is The driver's or front passenger's safety belt becomes unbuckled for activated - the safety belt warning approximately 1 minute while the light illuminates and the warning vehicle is traveling at least 5 km/h chime sounds for 6 seconds every (3 mph) and more than 1-2 minutes 30 seconds, repeating for have elapsed since the ignition approximately 5 minutes or until switch has been turned to ON...the safety belts are buckled. 115 2008 Escape (204) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)