2002 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Guide 6th Printing - Page 148

Seating and safety restraints Before following the procedure, make sure that: • the parking brake is set • the gearshift is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or the neutral position (manual transmission) • the ignition switch is in the OFF position • all vehicle doors are closed • the driver's seat belt is unbuckled • the parklamps are in OFF position To reduce the risk of injury, do not deactivate/activate the Belt Minder feature while driving the vehicle. 1. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN (or ON) position. (DO NOT START THE ENGINE) 2. Wait until the seat belt warning light turns off. (Approximately 1-2 minutes) • Steps 3-5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure will have to be repeated. 3. Buckle then unbuckle the seat belt three times, ending with the seat belt unbuckled. This can be done before or during BeltMinder warning activation. 4. Turn on the parklamps, turn off the parklamps/headlamps. 5. Buckle then unbuckle the seat belt three times, ending with the seat belt unbuckled. • After step 5 the seat belt warning light will be turned on for three seconds. 6. Within seven seconds of the seat belt warning light turning off, buckle then unbuckle the seat belt. • This will disable BeltMinder if it is currently enabled, or enable BeltMinder if it is currently disabled. 7. Confirmation of disabling BeltMinder is provided by flashing the seat belt warning light four times per second for three seconds. 8. Confirmation of enabling BeltMinder is provided by flashing the seat belt warning light four times per second for three seconds, followed by three seconds with the seat belt warning light off, then followed by flashing the seat belt warning light four times per second for three seconds again. 148