Seating and Safety Restraints
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.
Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
Thesafetybeltwarninglightilluminatesintheinstrumentclusteranda
chimesoundstoremindtheoccupantstofastentheirsafetybelts.
Conditionsofoperation
If...
Then...
Thedriver’ssafetybeltisnot
Thesafetybeltwarninglight
buckledbeforetheignitionswitch illuminates1-2minutesandthe
isturnedtotheONposition... warningchimesounds4-8seconds.
Thedriver’ssafetybeltisbuckled Thesafetybeltwarninglightand
whiletheindicatorlightis
illuminatedandthewarning
chimeissounding...
warningchimeturnoff.
Thedriver’ssafetybeltisbuckled Thesafetybeltwarninglightand
beforetheignitionswitchis
turnedtotheONposition...
indicatorchimeremainoff.
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2007
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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