Seatbelts -> Principle of Operation for Your Ford Focus 4 Door Third generation(2010-2017)

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.  
Lap and shoulder seatbelts.  
Shoulder seatbelt with automatic  
locking mode, (except driver seatbelt).  
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.  
· Crash sensors and monitoring  
system with readiness indicator.  
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Seatbelts  
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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