2003 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Reasonsgiven...
Consider...
“Beltsareuncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhance
comfort.Ifyouareuncomfortable-
trydifferentpositionsforthesafety
beltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightas
possible;thiscanimprovecomfort.
Primetimeforanaccident.
BeltMinderremindsustotakeafew
secondstobuckleup.
“Iwasinahurry”
“Seatbeltsdon’twork”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,
reduceriskofdeathtofrontseat
occupantsby45%incars,andby
60%
inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”
Nearly1of2deathsoccurin
single-vehiclecrashes,manywhen
noothervehiclesarearound.
Possibly,butaseriouscrashcando
muchmorethanwrinkleyourclothes,
particularlyifyouareunbelted.
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur4
timesmoreofteninvehicleswith
TWOorMOREpeople.Childrenand
youngerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
“Beltswrinklemyclothes”
“ThepeopleI’mwithdon’t
wearbelts”
“Ihaveanairbag”
Airbagsoffergreaterprotectionwhen
usedwithsafetybelts.Frontalairbags
arenotdesignedtoinflateinrearand
sidecrashesorrollovers.
“I’dratherbethrownclear”
Notagoodidea.Peoplewhoare
ejectedare40timesmorelikely
toDIE.Safetybeltshelpprevent
ejection,WECAN’T“PICKOUR
CRASH”.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2003
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