2025 Outer Banks seat belt questions

[Putter Boy]

1. Can anyone tell me what this loop is designed for, or its use?
2. How can you kill the belt chimes, I know in my other Ford products you could do a seat belt lock and un-lock trick like five times in a row?
Thanks.

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[RSH]

The loop on the seatbelt is for energy absorbtion.
Turning off the audible seatbelt warning is basically the same as your other Ford products.

This is from the owners manual.

SEATBELT REMINDER AUDIBLE WARNINGS A warning tone sounds if you do not fasten your seatbelt when you switch the ignition on. The tone switches off when you fasten your seatbelt or about one minute elapses. This tone also sounds if an occupant unfastens the rear seatbelt buckle or it becomes unfastened.

SWITCHING THE SEATBELT REMINDER ON AND OFF 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. Note: The driver and front passenger warnings switch off independently. When you perform this procedure for one seating position, do not buckle the other position as this cancels the process.

Read Steps 1-4 before starting the procedure.
Make sure that:
• You set the parking brake.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• You close all vehicle doors.
• You unfasten the driver and front passenger seatbelts.

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the engine.
2. Wait a short period of time until the seatbelt warning light switches off.
After Step 2, wait an additional five seconds before proceeding with Step 3. Once you start Step 3, complete the procedure within 30 seconds.
3. For the seating position you are switching off, fasten then unfasten the seatbelt four times at a moderate speed, ending in the unfastened state. After each unfasten, the seatbelt warning light switches on and off with each fasten.
4. The seatbelt warning light flashes for confirmation.

This switches the feature off for that seating position if it is currently on.
This switches the feature on for that seating position if it is currently off.

 

[Putter Boy]

Thank you for this information very much!

 

[Quashish]

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[thomasm23]

The loop is not for energy absorption. The loop is to keep the male portion of the seat belt buckle from sliding down to the floor.

 

[Putter Boy]

The loop is not for energy absorption. The loop is to keep the male portion of the seat belt buckle from sliding down to the floor.

Thank you for this information odd thing is I traded in one of the three 2025 to BS I own and upgraded to a 2025 BLSq and it has no loop in this one but my 2025 Outer Banks and traded in Big Ben did.

 

[Arcee]

The loop is not for energy absorption. The loop is to keep the male portion of the seat belt buckle from sliding down to the floor.

https://www.rd.com/article/seatbelt-fabric-loop/

 

[thomasm23]

https://www.rd.com/article/seatbelt-fabric-loop/

Interesting. Thanks.

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