2011 Lincoln MKZ Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 138

Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given..."Traffic is light" Consider...Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle crashes, many when no other vehicles are around. Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are unbelted. 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". "Belts wrinkle my clothes" "The people I'm with don't wear belts" "I have an airbag" "I'd rather be thrown clear" WARNING: 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 airbag system. One-time disable If at any time the driver/front passenger quickly buckles then unbuckles the safety belt for that seating position, the Belt-Minder௡ is disabled for the current ignition cycle. The Belt-Minder௡ 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 Belt-Minderா feature The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the process. 138 2011 MKZ (378) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)