Seating and Safety Restraints
Thedriverandfrontpassengersafetybeltsystem(including
retractors,bucklesandheightadjusters)mustbereplacedifthe
vehicleisinvolvedinacollisionthatresultsindeploymentoffront
airbags,seat-mountedsideairbagsandSafetyCanopy™,andsafety
beltpretensioners.
Failuretoreplacethesafetybeltassemblyundertheabove
conditionscouldresultinseverepersonalinjuriesintheeventof
acollision.
Safety belt extension assembly
Ifthesafetybeltistooshortwhenfullyextended,a9inch(23cm)or
12
numbers611C22–Aand611C22–Brespectively).Theseassembliescan
beobtainedfromanauthorizeddealer.
inch(31cm)safetybeltextensionassemblycanbeadded(part
Useonlyextensionsmanufacturedbythesamesupplierasthesafety
belt.Manufactureridentificationislocatedattheendofthewebbingon
thelabel.Also,usethesafetybeltextensiononlyifthesafetybeltistoo
shortforyouwhenfullyextended.
Donotuseextensionstochangethefitoftheshoulderbelt
acrossthetorso.
Safety belt maintenance
Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthesafetybeltstomakesure
therearenonicks,tearsorcuts.Replaceifnecessary.Allsafetybelt
assemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontsafetybeltbuckle
assemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulder
beltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(if
equipped),childsafetyseatLATCHandtetheranchors,andattaching
hardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.FordMotorCompany
recommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesinuseinvehiclesinvolvedin
acollisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandan
authorizeddealerfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinue
tooperateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybelt
assembliesnotinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedand
replacedifeitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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