Yes I do as well. Was a bit concerned at first, spent ages fiddling with the belts to make sure they were clipped in OK. Just used to it now.
..I understand that, but the point I’m making is that they have essentially chosen to have the car showing an alert/false alarm message for the 99.99% or so of the time that all three rear seats are in use. This reminds me of my 1984 Sierra that brought up a similar “reminder” light for about 20 seconds after the ignition was started - and regardless of whether you had buckled up or not. I suspect that Ford did that as seat belts had only fairly recently been compulsory to wear then and it could be argued that the light was a memory jogger for people. It is what it is ........The problem is, all this stuff doesn't cost much...but it all adds to the complexity and ultimate cost.
I remember a talking to a Ford engineer once and he told me that they modified the fixing method of some little cover....we gone from 6 screws to 4...he proudly said! So what says I ?...well we make 10,000 of these cars a year, so that's 20,000 screws we don't need to buy, stock or fit.......
Thats 0.00001 % saved. It all adds up...The problem is, all this stuff doesn't cost much...but it all adds to the complexity and ultimate cost.
I remember a talking to a Ford engineer once and he told me that they modified the fixing method of some little cover....we gone from 6 screws to 4...he proudly said! So what says I ?...well we make 10,000 of these cars a year, so that's 20,000 screws we don't need to buy, stock or fit.......
