Seating and Safety Restraints
Safety belt extension assembly
Ifthesafetybeltistooshortwhenfullyextended,thereisa20cm(8
inch)safetybeltextensionassemblythatcanbeadded(partnumber
611C22).
Thisassemblycanbeobtainedfromyourdealeratnocost.
Useonlyextensionsmanufacturedbythesamesupplierasthesafety
belt.Manufactureridentificationislocatedattheendofthewebbingon
thelabel.Also,usethesafetybeltextensiononlyifthesafetybeltistoo
shortforyouwhenfullyextended.
Donotuseextensionstochangethefitoftheshoulderbelt
acrossthetorso.
Safety belt maintenance
Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthesafetybeltstomakesure
therearenonicks,tearsorcuts.Replaceifnecessary.Allsafetybelt
assemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontseatbeltbuckle
assemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulder
beltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(if
equipped),childsafetyseatLATCHandtetheranchors,andattaching
hardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.FordMotorCompany
recommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesusedinvehiclesinvolvedina
collisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandaqualified
technicianfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinueto
operateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybeltassemblies
notinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedandreplacedif
eitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethesafetybelt
assemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultinsevere
personalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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