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Safety belt height adjustment, Safety belt pretensioner, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2006 Escape Hybrid v.1 User Manual

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Safety belt height adjustment

Your vehicle has safety belt height
adjustments at the front outboard
seating positions. Adjust the height
of the shoulder belt so the belt rests
across the middle of your shoulder.

To adjust the shoulder belt height,
squeeze and hold the buttons on the
side and slide the height adjuster up
or down. Release the buttons and
pull down on the height adjuster to
make sure it is locked in place.

Position the safety belt height adjusters so that the belt rests
across the middle of your shoulder. Failure to adjust the safety

belt properly could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt and
increase the risk of injury in a collision.

Safety belt pretensioner

Your vehicle is equipped with safety belt pretensioners at the driver and
front passenger seating positions.

The safety belt pretensioners activate during frontal collisions, and in
side collisions and rollovers when the vehicle is equipped with the Safety
Canopy

௢ system. A safety belt pretensioner is a device which tightens

the webbing of the lap and shoulder belts in such a way that they fit
more snugly against the body.

The driver and front outboard passenger safety belt system (including
retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be replaced if the vehicle
is involved in a collision that results in the activation of the safety belt
pretensioners. Refer to the Safety belt maintenance section in this
chapter.

Failure to replace the safety belt assembly under the above
conditions could result in severe personal injuries in the event of

a collision.

2006 Escape Hybrid (hev)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

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