Seating and Safety Restraints
Pregnantwomenshouldalways
weartheirsafetybelt.Thelapbelt
portionofacombinationlapand
shoulderbeltshouldbepositioned
lowacrossthehipsbelowthebelly
andwornastightascomfortwill
allow.Theshoulderbeltshouldbe
positionedtocrossthemiddleof
theshoulderandthecenterofthe
chest.
Energy Management Feature
•
Thisvehiclehasasafetybeltsystemwithanenergymanagement
featureatthefrontandrearoutboardseatingpositionstohelpfurther
reducetheriskofinjuryintheeventofahead-oncollision.
•
Thefrontandrearoutboardsafetybeltsystemhasaretractor
assemblythatisdesignedtoextendthesafetybeltwebbingina
controlledmanner.Thishelpsreducethebeltforceactingonthe
user’schest.
Safety belt locking modes
Allsafetyrestraintsinthevehiclearecombinationlapandshoulder
belts.Thedriversafetybelthasthefirstlockingmodeandthefront
outboardpassengerandrearseatsafetybeltshavebothtypesoflocking
modesdescribedasfollows:
Vehiclesensitivemode
Thisisthenormalretractormode,whichallowsfreeshoulderbeltlength
adjustmenttoyourmovementsandlockinginresponsetovehicle
movement.Forexample,ifthedriverbrakessuddenlyorturnsacorner
sharply,orthevehiclereceivesanimpactofapproximately5mph
(8
km/h)ormore,thecombinationsafetybeltswilllocktohelpreduce
forwardmovementofthedriverandpassengers.
Inaddition,theretractorisdesignedtolockifthewebbingispulledout
tooquickly.Ifthisoccurs,letthebeltretractslightlyandpullwebbing
outagaininaslowandcontrolledmanner.
Automaticlockingmode
Inthismode,theshoulderbeltisautomaticallypre-locked.Thebeltwill
stillretracttoremoveanyslackintheshoulderbelt.Theautomatic
lockingmodeisnotavailableonthedriversafetybelt.
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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