2008 Lincoln Navigator Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 169

Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given...Consider..."Safety belts don't Safety belts, when used properly, reduce risk of work" death to front seat occupants by 45% in cars, and by 60% in light trucks. "Traffic is light" Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle crashes, many when no other vehicles are around. "Belts wrinkle my Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more clothes" than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are unbelted. "The people I'm Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more with don't wear often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people. belts" 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 Not a good idea. People who are ejected are 40 thrown clear" 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 or insert a latchplate into the buckle to avoid the Belt-Minder௡ 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, Belt-Minder௡ will be disabled for that ignition cycle only. Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minderா feature (if equipped) Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. The driver Belt-Minder௡ feature can be deactivated/activated by performing the following procedure: Before following the procedure, make sure that: • The parking brake is set • The gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) 169 2008 Navigator (nav) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)