Get Seatbelts Guide for Ford Explorer SUV Sixth Generation (2012-2020)

Seatbelts

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNING: Each seating position

in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt

assembly made up of one buckle and

one tongue designed to be used as a pair.

Use the shoulder belt on the outside

shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder

belt under the arm. Never use a single

seatbelt for more than one person.

WARNING: Always drive and ride

with your seatback upright and the lap

belt snug and low across the hips.

WARNING: Children must always

be properly restrained.

WARNING: Even with advanced

restraints systems, properly restrain

children 12 and under in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: Do not allow a

passenger to hold a child on their lap

when your vehicle is moving. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death in the event of a

sudden stop or crash.

WARNING: Seatbelts and seats

may be hot in a vehicle that is in the

sunshine. The hot seatbelts or seats may

burn a small child. Check seat covers and

buckles before you place a child

anywhere near them.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should

always properly wear their seatbelts,

even when an airbag supplemental

restraint system is provided. Failure to

properly wear your seatbelt could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

All seating positions in your vehicle have

lap and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants

of the vehicle should always properly wear

their seatbelts, even when an airbag

WARNING: It is extremely

dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside

or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people

riding in these areas are more likely to be

seriously injured or killed. Do not allow

people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and

seatbelts. Make sure everyone in your

vehicle is in a seat and properly using a

seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning

could result in serious personal injury or

death.

supplemental restraint system is provided.

The seatbelt system consists of:

•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

Shoulder seatbelt with automatic

locking mode, (except driver seatbelt).

•

Height adjuster at the front outermost

seating positions.

Seatbelt pretensioners at the front

outermost and second row outermost

seating positions.

WARNING: In a rollover crash, an

unbelted person is significantly more

likely to die than a person wearing a

seatbelt.

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Belt tension sensor at the front

outermost passenger seating position.

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Seatbelt warning light and chime.

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Crash sensors and monitoring system

with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed

to tighten the seatbelts when activated. In

frontal and near-frontal crashes, the

seatbelt pretensioners may be activated

alone or, if the crash is of sufficient severity,

together with the front airbags. The

pretensioners may also activate when a

Safety Canopy airbag deploys.

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2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the

buckle.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

The front outboard and rear safety

restraints in the vehicle are combination

lap and shoulder belts.

Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy

WARNING: Always ride and drive

with your seatback upright and properly

fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion

of the seatbelt snugly and low across

the hips. Position the shoulder portion of

the seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant

women must follow this practice. See

the following figure.

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1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the

direction the tongue is coming from)

until you hear a snap and feel it latch.

Make sure that you securely fasten the

tongue in the buckle.

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Pregnant women should always wear their

small length of webbing back toward the

stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline

the rear seat backrest or push the seat

backrest cushion away from the seatbelt.

Feed a small length of webbing back

toward the stowed position.

seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a

combination lap and shoulder belt low

across the hips below the belly and worn

as tight as comfort allows. Position the

shoulder belt to cross the middle of the

shoulder and the center of the chest.

Automatic Locking Mode

Seatbelt Locking Modes

In this mode, the shoulder belt

automatically pre-locks. The belt retracts

to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.

The automatic locking mode is not

available on the driver seatbelt.

WARNING: If your vehicle is

involved in a crash, have the seatbelts

and associated components inspected

as soon as possible. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

When to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

Use this mode any time you install a child

safety seat, except a booster, in passenger

front or rear seating positions. Properly

restrain children 12 years old and under in

a rear seating position whenever possible.

See Child Safety (page 23).

All safety restraints in the vehicle are

combination lap and shoulder belts. The

driver seatbelt has the first type of locking

mode, and the front outboard passenger

and rear seat seatbelts have both types of

locking modes described as follows:

How to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

Vehicle Sensitive Mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which

allows free shoulder belt length

adjustment to your movements and

locking in response to vehicle movement.

For example, if the driver brakes suddenly

or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle

receives an impact of about 5 mph

(8 km/h) or more, the combination

seatbelts lock to help reduce forward

movement of the driver and passengers.

In addition, the design of the retractor is to

lock if you pull the webbing out too quickly.

If the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower

the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt

to retract. If the retractor does not unlock,

pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a

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1. Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt

out. Allow the belt to retract. As the

belt retracts, you will hear a clicking

sound. This indicates the seatbelt is

now in the automatic locking mode.

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How to Disengage the Automatic

Locking Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt and allow it to retract

completely to disengage the automatic

locking mode and turn on the vehicle

sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

SEATBELT HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

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1. Adjust the height of the shoulder belt

so the belt rests across the middle of

your shoulder.

2. Slide the adjuster up to raise the belt.

Press the button and slide it down to

lower the belt.

WARNING: Position the seatbelt

height adjuster so that the seatbelt rests

across the middle of your shoulder.

Failure to adjust the seatbelt correctly

could reduce its effectiveness and

increase the risk of injury in a crash.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP

AND INDICATOR CHIME

This lamp illuminates and an

indicator chime will sound if the

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driver seatbelt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is

turned on.

Conditions of operation

If

Then

The driver seatbelt is not buckled before The seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and

the ignition switch is turned to the on posi-

tion...

the indicator chime sounds for a few

seconds.

The driver seatbelt is buckled while the

warning lamp is illuminated and the indic-

ator chime is sounding...

The seatbelt warning lamp and indicator

chime turn off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled before the

ignition switch is turned to the on position...

The seatbelt warning lamp and indicator

chime remain off.

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SEATBELT REMINDER

WARNING: The system will only

provide protection when you use the

seatbelt correctly.

This system monitors all seating positions

and provides audio and graphic feedback.

This lamp illuminates and a

warning tone sounds if you do

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not fasten your seatbelt when

you switch the ignition on. The lamp and

tone switch off when you fasten your

seatbelt or about one minute has elapsed.

This warning displays and a tone sounds

if an occupant unfastens the rear seatbelt

buckle or it becomes unfastened.

Note: If a rear seat is unoccupied, or an

occupant never fastens the seatbelt buckle

to begin with, the warning will not display.

Note: Front seating positions appear in this

warning display. Warnings for unfastened

front seatbelt buckles appear in the initial

warning lamp.

When the initial warning expires for the

driver, more warnings are provided for the

driver and front outermost passenger. This

lamp illuminates and a warning tone

sounds if you or your front passenger do

not fasten the seatbelt buckle and the

vehicle speed exceeds 6 mph (9.7 km/h).

To deactivate the warning, see

Seatbelt Status

Deactivating and Activating the

Belt-Minder Feature.

To view the seatbelt status, use the

information display controls on the

steering wheel. See General Information

(page 117).

Note: To avoid inadvertent warnings, do

not place large objects on the front

passenger seat.

This lamp illuminates when you

switch the ignition on, identifying

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the number of seating positions

with fastened buckles. It illuminates again

when a seating position changes from

unfastened to fastened.

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1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

engine.

2. Wait until the seatbelt warning lamp

turns off (about one minute). After

Step 2, wait an additional five seconds

before proceeding with Step 3. Once

you start Step 3, you must complete

the procedure within 60 seconds.

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3. For the seating position you are

switching off, buckle then unbuckle the

seatbelt three times at a moderate

speed, ending in the unbuckled state.

After Step 3, the seatbelt warning lamp

turns on.

4. When the seatbelt warning lamp is on,

buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt.

After Step 4, the seatbelt warning lamp

flashes for confirmation.

A

B

C

D

Seatbelt fastened.

Seatbelt not fastened.

Seatbelt recently unfastened.

Fault

Deactivating and Activating the

Belt-Minder Feature - Front outermost

seats only

•

This switches the feature off if it is

currently on.

•

This switches the feature on if it is

currently off.

WARNING: While the system

allows you to deactivate it, this system

is designed to improve your chances of

being safely belted and surviving an

accident. We recommend you leave the

system activated for yourself and others

who may use the vehicle.

CHILD RESTRAINT AND

SEATBELT MAINTENANCE

Inspect the vehicle seatbelts and child

safety seat systems periodically to make

sure they work properly and are not

damaged. Inspect the vehicle and child

restraint seatbelts to make sure there are

no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if

Note: The driver and front passenger

warnings switch on and off independently.

When you perform this procedure for one

seating position, do not buckle the other

position as this terminates the process.

necessary. All vehicle seatbelt assemblies,

including retractors, buckles, front seatbelt

buckle assemblies, buckle support

assemblies (slide bar-if equipped),

shoulder belt height adjusters (if

Read Steps 1 - 4 before starting the

procedure.

Make sure that:

•

You set the parking brake.

The transmission is in park (P).

The ignition is off.

equipped), shoulder belt guide on seat

backrest (if equipped), child safety seat

LATCH and tether anchors, and attaching

hardware, should be inspected after a

crash. Read the child restraint

You close all vehicle doors.

You unbuckle the driver and front

manufacturer's instructions for additional

inspection and maintenance information

specific to the child restraint.

passenger seatbelts.

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We recommend that all seatbelt

If, because of body size or driving position,

it is not possible to properly fasten the

seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an

extension that is compatible with the

seatbelts is available free of charge from

our dealers. Only use our seatbelt

extensions made by the original equipment

seatbelt manufacturer with our seatbelts.

Ask your authorized dealer if your extension

is compatible with your vehicle restraint

system.

assemblies in use in vehicles involved in a

crash be replaced. However, if the crash

was minor and an authorized dealer finds

that the belts do not show damage and

continue to operate properly, they do not

need to be replaced. Seatbelt assemblies

not in use during a crash should also be

inspected and replaced if either damage

or improper operation is noted.

Properly care for seatbelts. See Vehicle

Care (page 343).

SEATBELT EXTENSIONS

WARNING: Persons who fit into

the vehicle's seatbelt should not use an

extension. Unnecessary use could result

in serious personal injury in the event of

a crash.

WARNING: Only use extensions

provided free of charge by our dealers.

The dealer will provide an extension

designed specifically for this vehicle,

model year and seating position. The use

of an extension intended for another

vehicle, model year or seating position

may not offer you the full protection of

your vehicle's seatbelt restraint system.

WARNING: Never use seatbelt

extensions to install child restraints.

WARNING: Do not use a seatbelt

extension with an inflatable seatbelt.

WARNING: Do not use extensions

to change the way the seatbelt fits

across the torso, over the lap or to make

the seatbelt buckle easier to reach.

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Personal Safety System™

This system provides an improved overall

level of frontal crash protection to front

seat occupants and is designed to help

further reduce the risk of airbag-related

injuries. The system analyzes different

occupant conditions and crash severity

before activating the appropriate safety

devices to help better protect occupants

in a variety of frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle's Personal Safety System

consists of:

•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag

supplemental restraints.

Front seat outermost seatbelts with

pretensioners, energy management

retractors and seatbelt usage sensors.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

Passenger airbag off and on indicators.

Front crash severity sensors.

Restraints control module with impact

and safing sensors.

•

Restraint system warning light and

tone.

The electrical wiring for the airbags,

crash sensors, seatbelt pretensioners,

front seatbelt usage sensors, front

passenger sensing system and

indicator lights.

How Does the Personal Safety

System Work?

The Personal Safety System can adapt the

deployment strategy of the safety devices

according to crash severity and occupant

conditions. A collection of crash and

occupant sensors provides information to

the restraints control module. During a

crash, the restraints control module may

deploy the seatbelt pretensioners, one or

both stages of the dual-stage airbags

based on crash severity and occupant

conditions.

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