Seating and Safety Restraints
Failuretoreplacethesafetybeltassemblyundertheabove
conditionscouldresultinseverepersonalinjuriesintheeventof
acollision.
Safety belt extension assembly
Ifthesafetybeltistooshortwhenfullyextended,thereisan8inch
(20
cm)safetybeltextensionassemblythatcanbeadded(partnumber
Thisassemblycanbeobtainedfromyourdealeratnocost.
611C22).
Useonlyextensionsmanufacturedbythesamesupplierasthesafety
belt.Manufactureridentificationislocatedattheendofthewebbingon
thelabel.Also,usethesafetybeltextensiononlyifthesafetybeltistoo
shortforyouwhenfullyextended.
Donotuseextensionstochangethefitoftheshoulderbelt
acrossthetorso.
Safety belt maintenance
Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthesafetybeltstomakesure
therearenonicks,tearsorcuts.Replaceifnecessary.Allsafetybelt
assemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontsafetybeltbuckle
assemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulder
beltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(if
equipped),childsafetyseatLATCHandtetheranchors,andattaching
hardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.FordMotorCompany
recommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesinuseinvehiclesinvolvedin
acollisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandan
authorizeddealerfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinue
tooperateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybelt
assembliesnotinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedand
replacedifeitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethesafetybelt
assemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultinsevere
personalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.
Forpropercareofsoiledsafetybelts,refertoInteriorintheCleaning
chapter.
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2007
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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