Ford Escape: Front safety belt usage sensors
The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and front outboard passenger safety belts are fastened. This information allows your Personal Safety System to tailor the airbag deployment and safety belt pretensioner activation depending upon safety belt usage.
Refer to Safety restraints section in this chapter.
Front passenger sensing system
For airbags to do their job they must inflate with great force, and this
force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are very close
to the airbag when it begins to inflate. For some o ...
Front safety belt pretensioners
The safety belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are
designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body
during frontal collisions, and in side collisions ...
See also:
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is the engine code. This code identifies the
vehicle's engine, specifications, and replacement parts. See “Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Speci ...
Connecting a device
Connecting a device
1. USB/iPod sockets.
2. 3.5 mm AUX socket.
3. Rear media USB/iPod socket.
4. Rear media AV sockets.
Connect the device into the appropriate socket.
Note: Use the cable supp ...
How does the Personal Safety System™ work?
The Personal Safety System can adapt the deployment strategy of your
vehicle’s safety devices according to crash severity and occupant
conditions. A collection of crash and occupant sensors provid ...
