Seating and Safety Restraints
Positionthesafetybeltheightadjusterssothatthebeltrests
acrossthemiddleofyourshoulder.Failuretoadjustthesafety
beltproperlycouldreducetheeffectivenessoftheseatbeltand
increasetheriskofinjuryinacollision.
Safetybeltpretensioner
Yourvehicleisequippedwithsafetybeltpretensionersatthedriverand
frontoutboardpassengerseatingpositions.
Thesafetybeltpretensionertightensthesafetybeltsfirmlyagainstthe
occupant’sbodyatthestartofthecrash.
Thedriverandfrontpassengersafetybeltsystem(including
retractors,bucklesandheightadjusters)mustbereplacedifthe
vehicleisinvolvedinacollisionthatresultsindeploymentoffront
airbags,seat-mountedsideairbagsandSafetyCanopy™,andsafety
beltpretensioners.
Safety belt extension assembly
Ifthesafetybeltistooshortwhenfullyextended,thereisa8inch
(20
cm)safetybeltextensionassemblythatcanbeadded(partnumber
Thisassemblycanbeobtainedfromanauthorizeddealer.
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
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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