Seating and Safety Restraints
Alloccupantsofthevehicle,includingthedriver,shouldalways
properlyweartheirsafetybelts,evenwhenanairbag(SRS)is
provided.
Itisextremelydangeroustorideinacargoarea,insideor
outsideofavehicle.Inacollision,peopleridingintheseareas
aremorelikelytobeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.Donotallowpeopleto
rideinanyareaofyourvehiclethatisnotequippedwithseatsand
safetybelts.Besureeveryoneinyourvehicleisinaseatandusinga
safetybeltproperly.
Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonissignificantlymorelikely
todiethanapersonwearingasafetybelt.
Eachseatingpositioninyourvehiclehasaspecificsafetybelt
assemblywhichismadeupofonebuckleandonetonguethat
aredesignedtobeusedasapair.1)Usetheshoulderbeltonthe
outsideshoulderonly.Neverweartheshoulderbeltunderthearm.2)
Neverswingthesafetybeltaroundyourneckovertheinsideshoulder.
3)
Neveruseasinglebeltformorethanoneperson.
Alwaystransportchildren12yearsoldandunderintheback
seatandalwaysproperlyuseappropriatechildrestraints.
Safetybeltsandseatscanbecomehotinavehiclethathasbeen
closedupinsunnyweather;theycouldburnasmallchild.Check
seatcoversandbucklesbeforeyouplaceachildanywherenearthem.
Energy Management Feature
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Thisvehiclehasasafetybeltsystemwithanenergymanagement
featureatthefrontseatingpositionstohelpfurtherreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofahead-oncollision.
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Thefrontoutboardsafetybeltsystemhasaretractorassemblythatis
designedtoextendtheseatbeltwebbinginacontrolledmanner.This
helpsreducethebeltforceactingontheuser’schest.
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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