Seating and safety restraints
6.
Withinsevensecondsofthesafetybeltwarninglightturningoff,
bucklethenunbucklethesafetybelt.
•
ThiswilldisableBeltMinderifitiscurrentlyenabled,orenableBelt
Minderifitiscurrentlydisabled.
7.
ConfirmationofdisablingBeltMinderisprovidedbyflashingthe
safetybeltwarninglightfourtimespersecondforthreeseconds.
8.
ConfirmationofenablingBeltMinderisprovidedbyflashingthesafety
beltwarninglightfourtimespersecondforthreeseconds,followedby
threesecondswiththesafetybeltwarninglightoff,thenfollowedby
flashingthesafetybeltwarninglightfourtimespersecondforthree
secondsagain.
9.
Afterreceivingconfirmation,thedeactivation/activationprocedureis
complete.
Safety belt maintenance
Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthesafetybeltstomakesure
therearenonicks,wearsorcuts,replacingifnecessary.Allsafetybelt
assemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontseatbeltbuckle
assemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulder
beltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(if
equipped),childsafetyseattetherbracketassemblies(ifequipped),and
attachinghardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.Ford
recommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesusedinvehiclesinvolvedina
collisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandaqualified
technicianfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinueto
operateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybeltassemblies
notinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedandreplacedif
eitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethesafetybelt
assemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultinsevere
personalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.
RefertoCleaningandmaintainingthesafetybeltsinthe
Maintenanceandcaresection.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
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