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Question posted by clphils on April 19th, 2014
96 Ford Escort Seat Belt Retracts But Does Not Lock
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Owner's Manual - Page 12
... used as a pair. Never use a single belt for more than one seating position. RWARNING Never drive or ride with a fastened seat belt are much more than one tongue that are designed to be allowed to ride in the cargo area. Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific safety belt assembly which is made up of...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
The shoulder belt in the locked position
The shoulder belt in the locked position
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Owner's Manual - Page 24
... made to the section Front Passenger Lap Belt Retractor (U.S. The lap belt retractor will allow the occupant freedom of movement, locking tight only on vehicle sensitive and automatic locking modes. vehicles equipped with dual locking mode retractors can be locked to tightly secure a child safety seat.
Front passenger safety belts with motorized passive restraint) or Front Passenger...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... with motorized passive restraint)
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor for the front seat passenger, and the lap belt has the following label:
Seat belt label
The retractor modes function as follows: Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode In this operating mode, the lap belt retractor will allow the occupant freedom of approximately 5 mph (8 km...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
.../h) or more, the lap and shoulder belt locks and helps reduce your forward movement. Failure to lock by a qualified technician as soon as ...seat tracks. If your shoulder belts stop working properly, get your vehicle serviced as soon as possible. If your shoulder belts are not working after a collision in the seat belt being cut or torn when the seat is not the cause for the shoulder belt...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... the proper buckle on your vehicle, close the door and lock it lock. Fastening the front seat lap and shoulder belt
RWARNING The lap belts should wear both lap and shoulder belts for optimum protection in a collision.
28 To fasten the belt, find the long strap of the belt, pull it across your shoulder and chest, and insert...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
... follow these precautions could increase the risk and/or severity of two front passenger lap belts depending upon when your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor for more than one of injury in a collision. Never use a single belt for the front seat passenger, the lap belt will have the following label:
Seat belt label
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Owner's Manual - Page 34
If your vehicle is not equipped with a dual locking mode retractor for the front seat passenger, the lap belt will have the following label:
Seat belt label
Instructions for using a locking clip to secure child safety seats with manual lap and shoulder safety belts are provided later in this chapter.
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Owner's Manual - Page 35
... modes function as follows:
33 Front Passenger Lap/Shoulder Belt Retractor (Canadian vehicles - 4-door sedan, 4-door hatchback and wagon only)
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor for the front seat passenger, and the lap belt has the following label:
Seat belt label
Dual locking mode passenger seat lap belt retractor Your vehicle is equipped with a dual...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
... difficult to the webbing and slide the tongue upward. To lengthen the lap belt, pull some webbing out of the retractor. NOTE: If you may have the following label:
Rear seat belt label
Before you fasten a combination lap and shoulder belt having a cinch tongue, you grasp the tongue by the tongue cover to lengthen...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... it is jamming the belt. Instructions for securing child safety seats with rear manual lap and shoulder safety belts with this chapter also.
Feed the belt back into the retractor until it from striking you can free the webbing with cinch tongues are provided later in this procedure. 1. 2. While the belt retracts, guide the tongue to...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... retractors, buckles, front seat belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped), child safety seat tether bracket assemblies (if equipped), and attaching hardware, should also be inspected after any collision. Safety Belt Maintenance
Check the safety belt systems periodically to operate properly, they work properly and are available from your dealer. Ford recommends that they...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
... to the sliding tongue and unbuckle the seat belt. Buckle the safety belt.
2.
3. Keeping the lap belt snug, hold the lap and shoulder belt portions of the belt to make the lap portion fit snugly. RWARNING If you do not use a locking clip, injuries could result from the child seat tipping over during normal braking or turning. Pull...
Owner's Manual - Page 70
Installing Safety Seats in the front passenger seat. vehicles) or the lap belt portion of the vehicle. Position the child seat in a front seat with a dual locking mode retractor on the front lap belt (U.S. The lap belt will have the following label:
The automatic locking mode must be used when installing a child seat in the Front Seat (U.S. If you choose to install...
Owner's Manual - Page 72
This indicates the retractor is in the belt.
70 Push down on the child seat while you pull down on the belt to retract.
Setting the automatic locking mode
5. A clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. Allow the belt to remove any slack in the automatic locking mode.
Owner's Manual - Page 74
... the detailed instructions under Front Passenger Lap Belt Retractor in the automatic locking mode. NOTE: When the safety belt is properly secured prior to the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode. Checking that the seat is not locked, repeat steps 4 through 7.
8. Double check that the child seat is unbuckled and allowed to retract completely, the retractor will switch to...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
This indicates the retractor is in the belt. Setting the retractor to retract. Pull up on the shoulder webbing. See Figures 5 and 6.
76 A clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. Push down on the child seat while you pull up on the belt to remove any slack in the automatic locking mode.
Allow the belt to automatic locking mode
6.
Owner's Manual - Page 94
...-in either the emergency locking mode or the automatic locking mode. Figure 2: Latch release buttons
Built-In Child Seat Belt Retractors
The belts on hard braking, hard cornering, or collisions. The child seat belts can be used with the retractor in child seat are in the full up position (locked) and the built-in child seat is open, the rear...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
...retractor will switch back to the automatic locking mode when the shoulder belts are unbuckled and the shoulder belts retract completely. RWARNING Never leave a child ...locking mode to emergency locking mode when the belts are pulled all of the instructions on the use of the belts. Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. RWARNING Safety belts and seats...
Owner's Manual - Page 382
... ...maintenance ...proper use ...replacement ...untwisting or unjamming the safety belt ...Safety seats for children and air bags ...automatic locking mode (retractor) ...in center rear seat ...in front seat ...in rear outboard seat ...Seat belts (see Safety restraints)...Seats ...child safety seats ...cleaning upholstery ...head restraints ...Serial number (VIN) ...Service concerns ...Servicing...
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