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Vehicle sensitive mode, Automatic locking mode, When to use the automatic locking mode – FORD 2010 E-450 v.2 User Manual

Page 95: Seating and safety restraints

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• Front and rear seats

2. To unfasten, push the release button and remove the tongue from the
buckle.
• Front and rear seats

All safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder
belts. All of the passenger combination lap and shoulder belts have three
types of locking modes described below:
Vehicle sensitive mode
This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination safety belts will lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and passengers.
Automatic locking mode

When to use the automatic locking mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic
locking mode is not available on the driver safety belt.
This mode should be used any time a child safety seat, except a
booster, is installed in passenger front or rear seating position (if

Seating and Safety Restraints

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2010 Econoline (eco)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

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