Seating and Safety Restraints
Front safety belt height adjustment
Yourvehiclehassafetybeltheight
adjustmentsforthedriverandfront
passenger.Adjusttheheightofthe
shoulderbeltsothebeltrests
acrossthemiddleofyourshoulder.
Tolowertheshoulderbeltheight,
pushthebuttonandslidetheheight
adjusterdown.Toraisetheheight
oftheshoulderbelt,slidetheheight
adjusterup.Pulldownontheheight
adjustertomakesureitislockedin
place.
Positionthesafetybelt
heightadjusterssothatthe
beltrestsacrossthemiddleof
yourshoulder.Failuretoadjust
thesafetybeltproperlycould
reducetheeffectivenessofthe
seatbeltandincreasetheriskof
injuryinacollision.
Safety belt pretensioner
Yourvehicleisequippedwithsafetybeltpretensionersatthedriverand
frontpassengerseatingpositions.
Thesafetybeltpretensionersaredesignedtoactivateduringcertain
frontalornear-frontalcollisionswithsufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Asafetybeltpretensionerisadevicewhichtightensthewebbingofthe
lapandshoulderbeltsinsuchawaythattheyfitmoresnuglyagainst
thebody.
Thedriverandfrontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsystem(including
retractors,bucklesandheightadjusters)mustbereplacedifthevehicle
isinvolvedinacollisionthatresultsintheactivationofthesafetybelt
pretensioners.RefertotheSafetybeltmaintenancesectioninthis
chapter.
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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