2013 Lincoln MKS Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 39

Safety Belts Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minderா Feature 39 WARNING: While the design allows you to deactivate your Belt-Minder௡, this system is designed to improve your chances of being safely belted and surviving an accident. We recommend you leave the Belt-Minder௡ system activated for yourself and others who may use the vehicle. To reduce the risk of injury, do not deactivate/activate the Belt-Minder௡ feature while driving the vehicle. Note: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ are deactivated and activated independently. When deactivating or activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the process. Read Steps 1 - 5 thoroughly before proceeding with the deactivation and activation programming procedure. Note: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ features must be disabled or enabled separately. Both cannot be disable or enabled during the same key cycle. Note: If you are using MyKey௡, the Belt-Minder௡ cannot be disabled. Also, if the Belt-Minder௡ has been previously disabled, it will be re-enabled during the use of MyKey௡. Refer to the MyKey௡ chapter. The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder௡ features can be deactivated and activated by performing the following procedure: Before following the procedure, make sure that: • The parking brake is set. • The transmission selector lever is in position P. • The ignition is off. • The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled. 1. Switch the ignition on. DO NOT START THE ENGINE. 2. Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off (approximately one minute). 3. Wait 10 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns off. • Step 4 must be completed within 20 seconds after the completion of Step 3. 2013 MKS (mks) Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing USA (fus)