Ford Fusion Hybrid (2014 year). Manual — part 7

SAFETY BELT MINDER

Belt-Minder®

This feature supplements the safety belt
warning function by providing additional
reminders by intermittently sounding a
chime and illuminating the safety belt
warning light when the driver's or front
passenger's seat is occupied and the
safety belt is unbuckled.

The system uses information from the
front passenger sensing system to
determine if a front seat passenger is
present and therefore potentially in need
of a warning. To avoid activating the
Belt-Minder feature for objects placed in
the front passenger seat, warnings will only
be given to front seat occupants as
determined by the front passenger sensing
system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings have expired
(warnings for about five minutes) for one
occupant (driver or front passenger), the
other occupant can still activate the
Belt-Minder feature.

Then...

If...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

The driver's and front passenger's safety

belts are buckled before the ignition switch
is turned to the on position or less than 1-2

minutes have elapsed since the ignition

switch has been turned to on...

The Belt-Minder feature is activated - the

safety belt warning light illuminates and

the warning chime sounds for six seconds

every 25 seconds, repeating for about five

minutes or until the safety belts are

buckled.

The driver's or front passenger's safety belt
is not buckled when the vehicle has reached
at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 minutes

have elapsed since the ignition switch has

been turned to on...

The Belt-Minder feature is activated - the

safety belt warning light illuminates and

the warning chime sounds for six seconds

every 25 seconds, repeating for about five

minutes or until the safety belts are

buckled.

The driver's or front passenger's safety belt

becomes unbuckled for about one minute

while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph
(9.7 km/h) and more than 1-2 minutes have

elapsed since the ignition switch has been

turned to on...

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Safety Belts

Deactivating and Activating the
Belt-Minder Feature

WARNING

While the system allows you to
deactivate it, this system is designed
to improve your chances of being

safely belted and surviving an accident.
We recommend you leave the system
activated for yourself and others who may
use the vehicle. To reduce the risk of injury,
do not deactivate or activate the system
while driving the vehicle.

Note: The driver and front passenger
warning 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 - 4 thoroughly before
proceeding with the programming
procedure.

The system can be deactivated or
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 (automatic transmission)
or N (manual transmission)

•

the ignition is off

•

the driver and front passenger safety
belts are unbuckled.

1.

Turn the ignition on. Do not start the
vehicle.

2. Wait until the safety belt warning light

turns off (about one minute). After
Step 2, wait an additional five seconds
before proceeding with Step 3. Once
Step 3 is started, the procedure must
be completed within 30 seconds.

3. For the seating position being disabled,

buckle then unbuckle the safety belt
three times at a moderate speed,
ending in the unbuckled state. After
Step 3, the safety belt warning light will
turn on.

4. While the safety belt warning light is

on, buckle and then unbuckle the
safety belt. After Step 4, the safety belt
warning light will flash for confirmation.

•

This will disable the feature for that
seating position if it is currently
enabled.

•

This will enable the feature for that
seating position if it is currently
disabled.

CHILD RESTRAINT AND
SAFETY BELT MAINTENANCE

Inspect the vehicle safety belts and child
safety seat systems periodically to make
sure they work properly and are not
damaged. Inspect the vehicle and child
seat safety belts to make sure there are no
nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if necessary.
All vehicle safety belt assemblies, including
retractors, buckles, front safety belt buckle
assemblies, buckle support assemblies
(slide bar-if equipped), shoulder belt
height adjusters (if equipped), shoulder
belt guide on seat back (if equipped), child
safety seat LATCH and tether anchors, and
attaching hardware, should be inspected
after a crash. Read the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions for additional
inspection and maintenance information
specific to the child restraint.

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Safety Belts

Ford Motor Company recommends that
all safety belt assemblies in use in vehicles
involved in a crash be replaced. However,
if the crash was minor and an authorized
dealer finds that the belts do not show
damage and continue to operate properly,
they do not need to be replaced. Safety
belt assemblies not in use during a crash
should also be inspected and replaced if
either damage or improper operation is
noted.

Properly care for safety belts. See Vehicle
Care (page 253).

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Safety Belts

The Personal Safety System provides an
improved overall level of frontal crash
protection to front seat occupants and is
designed to help further reduce the risk of
airbag-related injuries. The system is able
to analyze different occupant conditions
and crash severity before activating the
appropriate safety devices to help better
protect a range of occupants in a variety
of frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle's Personal Safety System
consists of:

•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints.

•

Front outboard safety belts with
pretensioners, energy management
retractors (first row only), and safety
belt usage sensors.

•

Driver’s seat position sensor.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

•

Passenger airbag off and on indicator
lamp.

•

Front crash severity sensors.

•

Restraints control module with impact
and safing sensors.

•

Restraint system warning light and
backup tone.

•

The electrical wiring for the airbags,
crash sensor(s), safety belt
pretensioners, front safety belt usage
sensors, driver seat position sensor,
front passenger sensing system, and
indicator lights.

How Does the Personal Safety
System Work?

The Personal Safety System can adapt the
deployment strategy of your vehicle’s
safety devices according to crash severity
and occupant conditions. A collection of
crash and occupant sensors provides
information to the restraints control

module. During a crash, the restraints
control module may activate the safety
belt pretensioners and may activate either
one or both stages of the dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints based on crash
severity and occupant conditions.

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Personal Safety System™