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Seatbelts

WARNINGS

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

When possible, all children 12 years

old and under should be properly

restrained in a rear seating position.

Failure to follow this could seriously

increase the risk of injury or death.

WARNINGS

Always drive and ride with your

seatback upright and the lap belt

snug and low across the hips.

Seatbelts and seats can become hot

in a vehicle that has been closed up

in sunny weather; they could burn a

small child. Check seat covers and buckles

before you place a child anywhere near

them.

To reduce the risk of injury, make

sure children sit where they can be

properly restrained.

Never let a passenger hold a child on

his or her lap while your vehicle is

moving. The passenger cannot

Front and rear seat occupants,

including pregnant women, should

wear seatbelts for optimum

protect the child from injury in a crash.

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 seatbelts could seriously increase the

risk of injury or death.

protection in an accident.

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

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a

supplemental restraint system is provided.

cargo area, inside or outside of a

The seatbelt system consists of:

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. Be sure

everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a seatbelt properly.

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Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

Shoulder seatbelt with automatic

locking mode, (except driver seatbelt).

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Height adjuster at the front outboard

seating positions.

Seatbelt pretensioner at the front

outboard seating positions.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted

person is significantly more likely to

die than a person wearing a seatbelt.

Belt tension sensor at the front

outboard passenger seating position.

Each seating position in your vehicle

· Seatbelt warning light and

has a specific seatbelt assembly

chime.

which is made up of one buckle and

one tongue that are designed to be used

as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the

outside shoulder only. Never wear the

shoulder belt under the arm. 2) Never

swing the seatbelt around your neck over

the inside shoulder. 3) Never use a single

belt for more than one person.

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· Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

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The seatbelt pretensioners at the front

seating positions 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

will activate when the Safety Canopy is

deployed.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

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The front outboard and rear safety

restraints in the vehicle are combination

lap and shoulder belts.

2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the

buckle.

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 the tongue is securely

fastened in the buckle.

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Pregnant women should always wear their

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock

if the webbing is pulled out too quickly. If

this occurs, let the belt retract slightly and

pull webbing out again in a slow and

controlled manner.

seatbelt. The lap belt portion of a

combination lap and shoulder belt should

be positioned low across the hips below

the belly and worn as tight as comfort will

allow. The shoulder belt should be

Automatic Locking Mode

positioned to cross the middle of the

shoulder and the center of the chest.

In this mode, the shoulder belt is

automatically pre-locked. The belt will still

retract to remove any slack in the shoulder

belt. The automatic locking mode is not

available on the driver seatbelt.

Seatbelt Locking Modes

WARNINGS

After a crash, have a qualified

technician check all the seatbelts to

make sure the seatbelts including

the automatic locking retractor feature for

child restraints operate properly. We

recommend replacing any system that has

damage or does not operate properly.

Failure to do so can result in personal injury

or death in the event of a sudden stop or

another crash.

When to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

This mode should be used any time a child

safety seat, except a booster, is installed

in passenger front or rear seating positions.

Children 12 years old and under should be

properly restrained in a rear seating

position whenever possible. See Child

Safety (page 16).

You must replace the seatbelt if the

automatic locking retractor or any

other seatbelt function is not

How to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

operating correctly. Failure to replace the

seatbelt and retractor assembly could

increase the risk of injury in a crash.

All safety restraints in the vehicle are

combination lap and shoulder belts. The

driver seatbelt has the first type of locking

mode. The front outboard passenger and

rear seat seatbelts have both types of

locking modes described as follows:

Vehicle Sensitive Mode

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This is the normal retractor mode, which

allows free shoulder belt length

1. Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until the entire belt is pulled

out.

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 will lock to help reduce forward

movement of the driver and passengers.

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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.

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 activate the vehicle

sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

SEATBELT HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

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WARNING

To adjust the shoulder belt height:

Position the safety belt height

adjuster so that the belt rests across

the middle of your shoulder. Failure

to adjust the safety belt properly could

reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt

and increase the risk of injury in a crash.

1. Press the button and slide the height

adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is

locked in place.

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so

the belt rests across the middle of your

shoulder.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP

AND INDICATOR CHIME

This lamp illuminates and an

audible warning will sound if the

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driver's safety belt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is

turned on.

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Conditions of operation

If...

Then...

The driver's safety belt is not buckled

The safety belt warning light illuminates 1-

before the ignition switch is turned to the 2 minutes and the warning chime sounds

on position...

4-8 seconds.

The driver's safety belt is buckled while the The safety belt warning light and warning

indicator light is illuminated and the

warning chime is sounding...

chime turn off.

The driver's safety belt is buckled before The safety belt warning light and indicator

the ignition switch is turned to the on posi-

tion...

chime remain off.

The system uses information from the

front passenger sensing system to

determine if a front seat passenger is

present and therefore potentially in need

of a warning. To avoid activating the

Belt-Minder feature for objects you place

in the front passenger seat, only the front

seat passengers receive warnings as

determined by the front passenger sensing

system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire

(warnings for about five minutes) for one

passenger (driver or front passenger), the

other passenger can still cause the

Belt-Minder feature to turn on.

SEATBELT REMINDER

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the safety belt

warning function by providing additional

reminders that intermittently sound a tone

and illuminate the safety belt warning light

when you are in the driver seat or you have

a front seat passenger and a safety belt is

unbuckled.

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If...

Then...

You and the front seat passenger buckle

your safety belts before you switch the

ignition on or less than 1-2 minutes elapse

after you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You or the front seat passenger do not

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

buckle your safety belts before your vehicle safety belt warning light illuminates and a

reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

minutes elapse after you switch the ignition 25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

on...

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

The safety belt for the driver or front

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute safety belt warning light illuminates and a

while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

(9.7 km/h) and more than 1-2 minutes

elapse after you switch the ignition on...

25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before

proceeding with the programming

procedure.

Deactivating and Activating the

Belt-Minder Feature

Before following the procedure, make sure

WARNING

that:

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.

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The parking brake is set.

The transmission is in park (P)

(automatic transmission) or neutral

(N) (manual transmission).

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The ignition is off.

The driver and front passenger safety

belts are unbuckled.

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 will terminate the process.

Note: If you are using MyKey™, you cannot

disable the Belt-Minder. Also, if you have

previously disabled the Belt-Minder, it will

be re-enabled during the use of MyKey™.

See MyKey™ (page 54).

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

vehicle.

2. Wait until the safety belt warning light

turns off (about one minute). After

Step 2, wait an additional 5 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

Ford Motor Company recommends that

all safety belt 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. Safety

belt assemblies not in use during a crash

should also be inspected and replaced if

either damage or improper operation is

noted.

switching off, buckle then unbuckle the

safety belt three times at a moderate

speed, ending in the unbuckled state.

After Step 3, the safety belt warning

light turns on.

4. While the safety belt warning light is

on, buckle and then unbuckle the

safety belt. After Step 4, the safety belt

warning light flashes for confirmation.

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This will switch the feature off for that

Properly care for safety belts. See Vehicle

seating position if it is currently on.

Care (page 237).

This will switch the feature on for that

seating position if it is currently off.

SEATBELT EXTENSION

CHILD RESTRAINT AND

WARNINGS

SEATBELT MAINTENANCE

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.

Inspect the vehicle safety belts and child

safety seat systems periodically to make

sure they work properly and are not

damaged. Inspect the vehicle and child

seat safety belts to make sure there are no

nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if necessary.

All vehicle safety belt assemblies, including

retractors, buckles, front safety belt buckle

assemblies, buckle support assemblies

(slide bar-if equipped), shoulder belt

height adjusters (if equipped), shoulder

belt guide on seat back (if equipped), child

safety seat LATCH and tether anchors, and

attaching hardware, should be inspected

after a crash. Read the child restraint

manufacturer's instructions for additional

inspection and maintenance information

specific to the child restraint.

Only use extensions provided free of

charge by Ford Motor Company

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.

Never use seatbelt extensions to

install child restraints.

Do not use a seatbelt extension with

an inflatable seatbelt.

Do not use extensions to change the

fit of the belt across the torso, over

the lap or to make the seatbelt

buckle easier to reach.

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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

Ford Motor Company dealers. Only Ford

seatbelt extensions made by the original

equipment seatbelts manufacturer should

be used with Ford seatbelts. Ask your

authorized dealer if your extension is

compatible with your Ford vehicle restraint

system.

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