Ford Fiesta: Instrumentation, Message Center and Warning Chimes / Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating. General Procedures

Activation

  WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure in this section, refer to Safety Warnings in section 100-00 General Information. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

NOTE: The driver and passenger seat Belt-Minder® deactivating/activating can be carried out using a diagnostic scan tool.

NOTE: If you are using a MyKey® programmed key, the Belt-Minder® cannot be disabled and does not time out after 5 minutes. If the Belt-Minder® has been previously disabled, it is re-enabled when a MyKey® programmed key is used.

NOTE: The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder® are deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating one seating position, do not buckle the other position.

1. Apply the parking brake before deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder®.
   

1. Place the selector lever in Park (P) (automatic transmission) or Neutral (N) (manual transmission).
   

1. Place the ignition OFF.
   

1. Unbuckle the driver and the front passenger safety belts.
   

1. Place the ignition in RUN (do not start the engine).
   

1. Wait until the safety belt warning indicator turns off (approximately 1 minute).
   

1. NOTE: Steps 7 and 8 must be completed within 30 seconds after the safety belt warning indicator turns off (step 6).

   NOTE: Buckle and unbuckle the safety belt at a moderate rate. If the safety belt buckle/unbuckle/buckle sequence is carried out too quickly, the RCM can fail to recognize one of the sequences and the procedure must be repeated.

   For the seating position to be disabled, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt 3 times at a moderate speed, ending with the safety belt in the unbuckled state. After this step the safety belt warning indicator turns off.
   

1. NOTE: As confirmation of enabling or disabling the Belt-Minder®, the safety belt warning indicator, beginning with the safety belt warning indicator in the off state, flashes for 4.5 seconds.

   Within 7 seconds of the indicator turning off, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt at a moderate speed.
   

1. After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.