Get Seatbelts Guide for Ford Ecosport SUV 2020

Seatbelts

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNING: Each seating position

in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt

assembly which is made up of one

buckle and one tongue that are designed

to be used as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder

belt on the outside shoulder only. Never

wear the shoulder belt under the arm. 2)

Never swing the seatbelt around your

neck over the inside shoulder. 3) Never

use a single belt for more than one

person.

WARNING: Always drive and ride

with your seatback upright and the lap

belt snug and low across the hips.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of

injury, make sure children sit where they

can be properly restrained.

WARNING: Never let a passenger

hold a child on his or her lap while your

vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot

protect the child from injury in a crash.

WARNING: When possible, all

children 12 years old and under should

be properly restrained in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should

always properly wear their seatbelts,

even when an airbag supplemental

restraint system is provided. Failure to

properly wear your seatbelts could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: Seatbelts and seats

can become hot in a vehicle that has

been closed up in sunny weather; they

could burn a small child. Check seat

covers and buckles before you place a

child anywhere near them.

WARNING: It is extremely

dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside

or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people

riding in these areas are more likely to be

seriously injured or killed. Do not allow

people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and

seatbelts. Be sure everyone in your

vehicle is in a seat and using a seatbelt

properly.

WARNING: Front and rear seat

occupants, including pregnant women,

should wear seatbelts for optimum

protection in an accident.

All seating positions in your vehicle have

lap and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants

of the vehicle should always properly wear

their seatbelts, even when an airbag

supplemental restraint system is provided.

WARNING: In a rollover crash, an

unbelted person is significantly more

likely to die than a person wearing a

seatbelt.

The seatbelt system consists of:

•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

Shoulder seatbelt with automatic

locking mode, (except driver seatbelt).

•

Height adjuster at the front outboard

seating positions.

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•

Seatbelt pretensioner at the front

outboard seating positions.

Belt tension sensor at the front

outboard passenger seating position.

· Seatbelt warning light and

chime.

· Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners at the front

seating positions are designed to tighten

the seatbelts when activated. In frontal

and near-frontal crashes, the seatbelt

pretensioners may be activated alone or,

if the crash is of sufficient severity, together

with the front airbags. The pretensioners

will activate when the Safety Canopy is

deployed.

2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the

buckle.

Using the Sliding Clip (If Equipped)

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

The front outboard and rear safety

restraints in the vehicle are combination

lap and shoulder belts.

Slide the clip away from the seatbelt

tongue so there is no loose webbing when

an occupant or child restraint is fastened.

You can also use the sliding clip to raise

the seatbelt tongue and prevent it from

rattling or to ease access to the seatbelt

tongue.

1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the

direction the tongue is coming from)

until you hear a snap and feel it latch.

Make sure you securely fasten the

tongue in the buckle.

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All safety restraints in the vehicle are

Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy

combination lap and shoulder belts. The

driver seatbelt has the vehicle sensitive

locking mode. The front outboard

WARNING: Always ride and drive

with your seatback upright and properly

fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion

of the seatbelt snugly and low across

the hips. Position the shoulder portion of

the seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant

women must follow this practice. See

the following figure.

passenger and rear seat seatbelts have

both the vehicle sensitive locking mode

and the automatic locking mode.

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 about 5 mph

(8 km/h) or more, the combination

seatbelts lock to help reduce forward

movement of the driver and passengers.

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock

if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If

the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower

the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt

to retract. If the retractor does not unlock,

pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a

small length of webbing back toward the

stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline

the rear seat backrest or push the seat

backrest cushion away from the seatbelt.

Feed a small length of webbing back

toward the stowed position.

Pregnant women should always wear their

seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a

combination lap and shoulder belt low

across the hips below the belly and worn

as tight as comfort allows. Position the

shoulder belt to cross the middle of the

shoulder and the center of the chest.

Automatic Locking Mode

Seatbelt Locking Modes

In this mode, the shoulder belt

automatically pre-locks. The belt retracts

to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.

The automatic locking mode is not

available on the driver seatbelt.

WARNING: You must replace the

seatbelt if the automatic locking

retractor or any other seatbelt function

is not operating correctly. Failure to

replace the seatbelt and retractor

assembly could increase the risk of injury

in a crash.

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When to Use the Automatic Locking

SEATBELT HEIGHT

Mode

ADJUSTMENT(IF EQUIPPED)

Use this mode when you install a child

safety seat, except a booster seat, in the

passenger front or rear seating positions.

Properly restrain children 12 years old and

under in a rear seating position whenever

possible. See Child Safety (page 18).

WARNING: Position the seatbelt

height adjuster so that the seatbelt rests

across the middle of your shoulder.

Failure to adjust the seatbelt correctly

could reduce its effectiveness and

increase the risk of injury in a crash.

How to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

1. Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

1. Pull the button and slide the height

adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is

locked in place.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt

out. As the belt retracts, you will hear

a clicking sound. This indicates the

seatbelt is now in the automatic

locking mode.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP

AND INDICATOR CHIME

This lamp illuminates and an

indicator chime will sound if the

driver seatbelt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is

turned on.

How to Disengage the Automatic

Locking Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt and allow it to retract

completely to disengage the automatic

locking mode and activate the vehicle

sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

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Conditions of operation

Then

The driver seatbelt is not buckled before The seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and

the ignition switch is turned to the on posi-

tion...

the indicator chime sounds for a few

seconds.

The driver seatbelt is buckled while the

warning lamp is illuminated and the indic-

ator chime is sounding...

The seatbelt warning lamp and indicator

chime turn off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled before the

ignition switch is turned to the on position...

The seatbelt warning lamp and indicator

chime remain off.

The system uses information from the

front passenger sensing system to

determine if a front seat passenger is

present and therefore potentially in need

of a warning. To avoid the system turning

on the Belt-Minder feature for objects you

place on the front passenger seat, only the

front seat passengers receive warnings as

determined by the front passenger sensing

system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire

(warnings for about five minutes) for one

passenger (driver or front passenger), the

other passenger can still cause the

Belt-Minder feature to turn on.

SEATBELT REMINDER (IF

EQUIPPED)

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the seatbelt

warning function by providing additional

reminders that intermittently sound a

chime and illuminate the seatbelt warning

lamp when you are in the driver seat or you

have a front seat passenger and a seatbelt

is unbuckled.

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If...

Then...

You and the front seat passenger buckle

your seatbelts before you switch the igni-

tion on or less than 1–2 minutes elapse after

you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You or the front seat passenger do not

buckle your seatbelts before your vehicle

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and an

reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1–2 indicator chime sounds for 6 seconds every

minutes elapse after you switch the ignition 25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

on...

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your seatbelts.

The seatbelt for the driver or front

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and an

while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph indicator chime sounds for 6 seconds every

(9.7 km/h) and more than 1–2 minutes

25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your seatbelts.

elapse after you switch the ignition on...

Before following the procedure, make sure

that:

Deactivating and Activating the

Belt-Minder Feature

•

The parking brake is set.

The transmission is in park (P) or

neutral (N).

WARNING: While the system

allows you to switch it off, this system is

designed to improve your chances of

being safely belted and surviving a crash.

We recommend you leave the system

switched on. To reduce the risk of injury,

do not switch the system on or off while

driving your vehicle.

•

The ignition is off.

The driver and front passenger

seatbelts are unbuckled.

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

vehicle.

2. Wait until the seatbelt warning lamp

turns off (about 1 minute). After Step

2, wait an additional 5 seconds before

proceeding with Step 3. Once you start

Step 3, you must complete the

Note: The driver and front passenger

warnings switch on and off independently.

When you perform this procedure for one

seating position, do not buckle the other

position as this will terminate the process.

Read Steps 1–4 thoroughly before

proceeding with the programming

procedure.

procedure within 30 seconds.

3. For the seating position you are

switching off, buckle then unbuckle the

seatbelt three times at a moderate

speed, ending in the unbuckled state.

After Step 3, the seatbelt warning lamp

turns on.

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4. While the seatbelt warning lamp is on,

SEATBELT EXTENSION

buckle and then unbuckle the seatbelt.

After Step 4, the seatbelt warning lamp

flashes for confirmation.

WARNING: Persons who fit into

the vehicle's seatbelt should not use an

extension. Unnecessary use could result

in serious personal injury in the event of

a crash.

•

This will switch the feature off for that

seating position if it is currently on.

This will switch the feature on for that

seating position if it is currently off.

WARNING: Only use extensions

provided free of charge by our dealers.

The dealer will provide an extension

designed specifically for this vehicle,

model year and seating position. The use

of an extension intended for another

vehicle, model year or seating position

may not offer you the full protection of

your vehicle's seatbelt restraint system.

CHILD RESTRAINT AND

SEATBELT MAINTENANCE

Inspect the vehicle seatbelts and child

safety seat systems periodically to make

sure they work properly and are not

damaged. Inspect the vehicle and child

restraint seatbelts to make sure there are

no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if

necessary. All vehicle seatbelt assemblies,

including retractors, buckles, front seatbelt

buckle assemblies, buckle support

assemblies (slide bar-if equipped),

shoulder belt height adjusters (if

WARNING: Never use seatbelt

extensions to install child restraints.

WARNING: Do not use a seatbelt

extension with an inflatable seatbelt.

equipped), shoulder belt guide on seat

backrest (if equipped), child safety seat

LATCH and tether anchors, and attaching

hardware, should be inspected after a

crash. Read the child restraint

WARNING: Do not use extensions

to change the way the seatbelt fits

across the torso, over the lap or to make

the seatbelt buckle easier to reach.

manufacturer's instructions for additional

inspection and maintenance information

specific to the child restraint.

If, because of body size or driving position,

it is not possible to properly fasten the

seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an

extension that is compatible with the

seatbelts is available free of charge from

our dealers. Only use our seatbelt

extensions made by the original equipment

seatbelt manufacturer with our seatbelts.

Ask your authorized dealer if your extension

is compatible with your vehicle restraint

system.

We recommend that all seatbelt

assemblies in use in vehicles involved in a

crash be replaced. However, if the crash

was minor and an authorized dealer finds

that the belts do not show damage and

continue to operate properly, they do not

need to be replaced. Seatbelt assemblies

not in use during a crash should also be

inspected and replaced if either damage

or improper operation is noted.

Properly care for seatbelts. See Seatbelts

(page 31).

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Personal Safety System™

The Personal Safety System provides an

How Does the Personal Safety

System Work?

improved overall level of frontal crash

protection to front seat occupants and is

designed to help further reduce the risk of

airbag-related injuries. The system is able

to analyze different occupant conditions

and crash severity before activating the

appropriate safety devices to help better

protect a range of occupants in a variety

of frontal crash situations.

The Personal Safety System can adapt the

deployment strategy of the safety devices

according to crash severity and occupant

conditions. A collection of crash and

occupant sensors provides information to

the restraints control module. During a

crash, the restraints control module may

deploy the seatbelt pretensioners, one or

both stages of the dual-stage airbags

based on crash severity and occupant

conditions.

The Vehicle Personal Safety System

consists of:

•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag

supplemental restraints.

Front seat outermost seatbelts with

pretensioners, energy management

retractors and seatbelt usage sensors.

•

Driver seat position sensor.

Passenger seat position sensor.

Front passenger sensing system.

Passenger airbag off and on indicators.

Front crash severity sensors.

Restraints control module with impact

and safing sensors.

•

Restraint system warning lamp and

tone.

The electrical wiring for the airbags,

crash sensors, seatbelt pretensioners,

front seatbelt usage sensors, driver

seat position sensor, front passenger

sensing system and indicators.

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