Ford Escape: Safety belt energy management retractors
The front and rear outboard safety belt energy management retractors allow webbing to be pulled out of the retractor in a gradual and controlled manner in response to the occupant’s forward momentum.
This helps reduce the risk of force-related injuries to the occupant’s chest by limiting the load on the occupant. Refer to Energy management feature in this chapter.
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 ...
Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
The Personal Safety System uses a warning light in the instrument
cluster or a back-up tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer
to the Warning lights and chimes section in the Instrument ...
See also:
SmartKey
0 To remove the SmartKey (shift the transmission to position P)
1 Power supply for some consumers, such as the windshield wipers
2 Ignition (power supply for all consumers) and drive position
3 T ...
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Type A
1 Vehicles with daytime
running light
system: The daytime
running lights turn
on.
2 The side marker,
parking, tail, license ...
Making a flat seat
By removing the head restraints and fully reclining the seatbacks of the seats,
one large flat seat is achieved.
WARNING:
● Never drive while there are occupants sitting on the flat seat. T ...
