2008 Lincoln Navigator Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 168

Seating and Safety Restraints Then...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 safety belt is buckled. The driver's safety belt is buckled The Belt-Minder௡ feature will not while the safety belt indicator light activate. is illuminated and the safety belt warning chime is sounding...The driver's safety belt is buckled The Belt-Minder௡ feature will not before the ignition switch is turned activate. to the ON position...The purpose of the Belt-Minder௡ is to remind occasional wearers to wear safety belts all of the time. The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts: (All statistics based on U.S. data) Consider...36 700 crashes occur every day. The more we drive, the more we are exposed to "rare" events, even for good drivers. 1 in 4 of us will be seriously injured in a crash during our lifetime. "I'm not going far" 3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of home. "Belts are We design our safety belts to enhance comfort. If uncomfortable" you are uncomfortable - try different positions for the safety belt upper anchorage and seatback which should be as upright as possible; this can improve comfort. "I was in a hurry" Prime time for an accident. Belt-Minder௡ reminds us to take a few seconds to buckle up. Reasons given..."Crashes are rare events" If...The driver's safety belt is not buckled approximately 5 seconds after the safety belt warning light has turned off... 168 2008 Navigator (nav) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)