I recently bought a 1995 Cougar 4.8L with 85,000 miles. She drives sweet and everything seems to work, except...
I noticed that the instrument cluster SAFETY BELT never lit even when I turned the key to run or start. Initially I thought it was just a bulb out, but I replaced all the instrument cluster bulbs and the light never, ever turns on. Then I realized there was no chime, so I thought maybe some procedure had been done by the previous owner to intentionally deactivate the light and chime.
I found some programming procedures online about deactivating and reactivating the "Belt Minder" feature on Ford 97 and newer vehicles. I tried this and no luck. Sometimes the steps are said to involve 3 seat belt click/unclicks and sometimes they are said to be 9 click/unclicks.
Anybody able to give me something specific to the 1995 model? I may order a shop manual in the future, but would really appreciate some good advice to get this working again!