WARNING: Always wear the safety belt. Do not be tempted to
sit on top of the belt to fool police or to defeat the warning
system. The safety belt and safety belt warning system are
there to protect your life.
One time disable
Any time the safety belt is buckled and then unbuckled during an
ignition ON cycle, the BeltMinder will be disabled for that ignition cycle
only.
Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature
Read steps 1 - 9 thoroughly before proceeding with the
deactivation/activation programming procedure.
The BeltMinder feature can be deactivated/activated by performing the
following procedure:
Before following the procedure, ensure that the following conditions are
met:
•
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.
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The driver’s safety belt is unbuckled.
•
The parklamps/headlamps are in OFF position (If vehicle is equipped
with Autolamps, this will not affect the procedure).
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, do not
deactivate/activate the Belt Minder feature while driving the
vehicle.
BeltMinder activation and deactivation procedure
1. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN (or ON) position. (DO NOT
START THE ENGINE.)
2. Wait until the safety 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.
2004 Mazda B Series
(mbs)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English
(fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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