Seating and Safety Restraints
Alwaystransportchildren12yearsoldandunderintheback
seatandalwaysproperlyuseappropriatechildrestraints.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemcanautomaticallyturnoffthe
passengerfrontairbag.Thesystemisdesignedtohelpprotectsmall
(childsize)occupantsfromairbagdeploymentswhentheyare
improperlyseatedorrestrainedinthefrontpassengerseatcontraryto
properchild-seatingorrestraintusagerecommendations.Evenwiththis
technology,parentsareSTRONGLYencouragedtoalwaysproperly
restrainchildrenintherearseat.Thesensoralsoturnsoffthepassenger
frontairbagandpassengerseat-mountedsideairbag(ifequipped)when
thepassengerseatisempty.
Whenthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthesensingsystemhas
turnedoffthepassenger’sfrontalairbag,the“passairbagoff”indicator
willlightandstaylittoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontal
airbagisoff.SeeFrontpassengersensingsystemintheairbagssection
ofthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltusagesensors
Thefrontsafetybeltusagesensorsdetectwhetherornotthedriverand
frontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsarefastened.Thisinformation
allowsyourPersonalSafetySystemtotailortheairbagdeploymentand
safetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
RefertoSafetyrestraintssectioninthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltpretensionersatthefrontoutboardseatingpositionsare
designedtotightenthesafetybeltsfirmlyagainsttheoccupant’sbody
duringfrontalcollisions,andinsidecollisionsandrolloverswhenthe
vehicleisequippedwiththeSafetyCanopysystem.Thishelpsincrease
theeffectivenessofthesafetybelts.Infrontalcollisions,thesafetybelt
pretensionerscanbeactivatedaloneor,ifthecollisionisofsufficient
severity,togetherwiththefrontairbags.
Frontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
Thefrontoutboardsafetybeltenergymanagementretractorsallow
webbingtobepulledoutoftheretractorinagradualandcontrolled
mannerinresponsetotheoccupant’sforwardmomentum.Thishelps
reducetheriskofforce-relatedinjuriestotheoccupant’schestby
limitingtheloadontheoccupant.RefertoEnergymanagementfeature
sectioninthischapter.
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2007
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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