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... your speed frequently in order to give the moving parts a chance to break in oils since these additives may prevent piston ring seating. See Engine oil in . WARNING: Please read the section Airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in personal injury. Failure to follow... MATERIAL Certain components of this vehicle such as airbag modules, seat belt pretensioners, and button cell batteries may apply for more detailed information about towing a trailer, refer to Trailer towing in front of an active passenger airbag. 6 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Do ...
... your speed frequently in order to give the moving parts a chance to break in oils since these additives may prevent piston ring seating. See Engine oil in . WARNING: Please read the section Airbag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in personal injury. Failure to follow... MATERIAL Certain components of this vehicle such as airbag modules, seat belt pretensioners, and button cell batteries may apply for more detailed information about towing a trailer, refer to Trailer towing in front of an active passenger airbag. 6 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Do ...
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...Side Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum Based Stability Control System Speed Control Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 12 2011 Transit Connect (tst...) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag -
...Side Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum Based Stability Control System Speed Control Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 12 2011 Transit Connect (tst...) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag -
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... chime will also sound to remind you to the Driving chapter. Turns off , refer to fasten your front driver and passenger safety belt. Refer to the Seating and Safety Restraints chapter to Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. Overdrive off (if equipped): O/D Illuminates when the...the electrical system or a related component. Charging system: Illuminates when the battery is running, there may occur. Instrument Cluster Safety belt: Reminds you to the Driver Controls chapter for more information. 16 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
... chime will also sound to remind you to the Driving chapter. Turns off , refer to fasten your front driver and passenger safety belt. Refer to the Seating and Safety Restraints chapter to Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. Overdrive off (if equipped): O/D Illuminates when the...the electrical system or a related component. Charging system: Illuminates when the battery is running, there may occur. Instrument Cluster Safety belt: Reminds you to the Driver Controls chapter for more information. 16 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)
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...seat's safety belt, resulting in severe personal injuries in the event of injury in a collision or sudden stop or collision. WARNING: Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to reduce the risk of a collision. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of a crash, the driver and passenger...any objects are vertically adjustable. WARNING: Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback when the vehicle is in the event of a sudden stop . WARNING: To minimize the risk of neck injury in motion. 77 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: ...
...seat's safety belt, resulting in severe personal injuries in the event of injury in a collision or sudden stop or collision. WARNING: Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to reduce the risk of a collision. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of a crash, the driver and passenger...any objects are vertically adjustable. WARNING: Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback when the vehicle is in the event of a sudden stop . WARNING: To minimize the risk of neck injury in motion. 77 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) WARNING: ...
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... to the back of your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips. Adjusting the front manual seat WARNING: Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback when the vehicle is even with your head. Lift handle to adjust seatback. 80 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Rotate the...
... to the back of your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips. Adjusting the front manual seat WARNING: Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback when the vehicle is even with your head. Lift handle to adjust seatback. 80 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Rotate the...
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...8226; Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Two front crash severity sensors. • Front passenger sensing system • "Passenger airbag off" ... front seat occupants and is able to analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help further reduce the risk of crash sensors provides information to the Restraints Control 87 2011 Transit Connect (tst...
...8226; Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Two front crash severity sensors. • Front passenger sensing system • "Passenger airbag off" ... front seat occupants and is able to analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help further reduce the risk of crash sensors provides information to the Restraints Control 87 2011 Transit Connect (tst...
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...of the driver dual-stage airbag based on seat position. Driver's seat position sensor The driver's seat position sensor allows your Personal Safety System to inflate. Refer to activate these safety devices. The most severe impacts. Front passenger sensing system For airbags to do their ...is to the driver airbag by safety belts or child safety seats and they provide valuable information early in this force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are initially sitting very close to make sure all occupants 88 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing ...
...of the driver dual-stage airbag based on seat position. Driver's seat position sensor The driver's seat position sensor allows your Personal Safety System to inflate. Refer to activate these safety devices. The most severe impacts. Front passenger sensing system For airbags to do their ...is to the driver airbag by safety belts or child safety seats and they provide valuable information early in this force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are initially sitting very close to make sure all occupants 88 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing ...
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... fastened. If you that children are STRONGLY encouraged to proper child-seating or restraint usage recommendations. Even with the front airbags. 89 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and front outboard passenger safety belts are properly restrained.
... fastened. If you that children are STRONGLY encouraged to proper child-seating or restraint usage recommendations. Even with the front airbags. 89 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and front outboard passenger safety belts are properly restrained.
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...occupant's chest by one or more of five beeps will be heard. Seating and Safety Restraints Front outboard safety belt energy management retractors The front safety belt energy management retractors allow webbing to be properly restrained. 90 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Safety restraints precautions... Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, front passenger sensing system, and the driver seat position sensor.
...occupant's chest by one or more of five beeps will be heard. Seating and Safety Restraints Front outboard safety belt energy management retractors The front safety belt energy management retractors allow webbing to be properly restrained. 90 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Safety restraints precautions... Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, front passenger sensing system, and the driver seat position sensor.
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... more likely to ride in any area of your vehicle has a specific safety belt assembly which is made up in an accident. 91 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. WARNING: Front ...while the vehicle is extremely dangerous to die than one tongue that are more than a person wearing a seat belt. they could burn a small child. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Never let a passenger hold a child on the outside of a vehicle. WARNING: In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is...
... more likely to ride in any area of your vehicle has a specific safety belt assembly which is made up in an accident. 91 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. WARNING: Front ...while the vehicle is extremely dangerous to die than one tongue that are more than a person wearing a seat belt. they could burn a small child. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Never let a passenger hold a child on the outside of a vehicle. WARNING: In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is...
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...Always ride and drive with your seatback upright and the safety belt properly fastened. To unfasten, push the release button and remove the tongue from ) until you hear a snap and feel it latch. See figure below. 92 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Make sure... the tongue is coming from the buckle. • Front and rear seats Restraint of the safety belt should also follow this practice.
...Always ride and drive with your seatback upright and the safety belt properly fastened. To unfasten, push the release button and remove the tongue from ) until you hear a snap and feel it latch. See figure below. 92 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Make sure... the tongue is coming from the buckle. • Front and rear seats Restraint of the safety belt should also follow this practice.
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... locking modes described as follows: Vehicle sensitive mode This is automatically pre-locked. The shoulder belt should be properly restrained in a rear seating position whenever possible. If this chapter. 93 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) When to use the automatic locking mode...and the center of the chest. The driver safety belt has the first locking mode and the passenger safety belts have both types of the driver and passengers. Children 12 years old and under should always wear their safety belt. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or ...
... locking modes described as follows: Vehicle sensitive mode This is automatically pre-locked. The shoulder belt should be properly restrained in a rear seating position whenever possible. If this chapter. 93 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) When to use the automatic locking mode...and the center of the chest. The driver safety belt has the first locking mode and the passenger safety belts have both types of the driver and passengers. Children 12 years old and under should always wear their safety belt. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or ...
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...automatic locking mode. Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of the crash. 94 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) This indicates the safety belt is still functioning properly. How to disengage...safety belt pretensioner tightens the safety belts firmly against the occupant's body at the driver and front outboard passenger seating positions. In addition, all passenger seating positions must be checked for child seats is now in collisions. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt. 2. Safety belt ...
...automatic locking mode. Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of the crash. 94 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) This indicates the safety belt is still functioning properly. How to disengage...safety belt pretensioner tightens the safety belts firmly against the occupant's body at the driver and front outboard passenger seating positions. In addition, all passenger seating positions must be checked for child seats is now in collisions. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt. 2. Safety belt ...
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... a height adjuster. Release the button (1) and pull down on the label. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: The driver and front passenger safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be replaced if the vehicle is locked in place. 95 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Use only extensions manufactured by...
... a height adjuster. Release the button (1) and pull down on the label. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: The driver and front passenger safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be replaced if the vehicle is locked in place. 95 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Use only extensions manufactured by...
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...and illuminating the safety belt warning light in a collision. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Position the safety belt height adjusters so that the belt rests across the middle of operation If...Then...The driver's safety belt is not The safety belt warning light buckled before...front passenger. Failure to the on position...warning chime sounds 4-8 seconds. Conditions of your shoulder. To avoid activating the Belt-Minder feature for one occupant (driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder feature. 96 2011 Transit Connect (...
...and illuminating the safety belt warning light in a collision. Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Position the safety belt height adjusters so that the belt rests across the middle of operation If...Then...The driver's safety belt is not The safety belt warning light buckled before...front passenger. Failure to the on position...warning chime sounds 4-8 seconds. Conditions of your shoulder. To avoid activating the Belt-Minder feature for one occupant (driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder feature. 96 2011 Transit Connect (...
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... miles (40 km) of home. 97 "I'm not going far" 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Seating and Safety Restraints If...The driver's and front passenger's safety belts are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts (All statistics based on U.S. the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for six...
... miles (40 km) of home. 97 "I'm not going far" 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Seating and Safety Restraints If...The driver's and front passenger's safety belts are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts (All statistics based on U.S. the safety belt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds for six...
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... restraint manufacturer) Use a vehicle Larger Children who have outgrown or no Use a children longer properly fit in a child safety seat belt-positioning (generally children who are less than booster seat. 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, are greater than age four (4) and less than in . (1.45 meters)...properly restrained in the rear seating positions than age twelve (12), and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to properly use approved booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 ft 9 in a front seating position. 113 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, ...
... restraint manufacturer) Use a vehicle Larger Children who have outgrown or no Use a children longer properly fit in a child safety seat belt-positioning (generally children who are less than booster seat. 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, are greater than age four (4) and less than in . (1.45 meters)...properly restrained in the rear seating positions than age twelve (12), and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to properly use approved booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 ft 9 in a front seating position. 113 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, ...
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... risk of injury or ejection. WARNING: Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than passenger cars in the various driving conditions that are designed to die than a person wearing a seat belt. and • Make sure every passenger is significantly more than low-slung sports cars are encountered on streets, highways and off -...vehicles and trucks handle differently than other crash you must use appropriate restraints to reduce the risk of an accident or serious injury. 131 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Study your vehicle;
... risk of injury or ejection. WARNING: Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than passenger cars in the various driving conditions that are designed to die than a person wearing a seat belt. and • Make sure every passenger is significantly more than low-slung sports cars are encountered on streets, highways and off -...vehicles and trucks handle differently than other crash you must use appropriate restraints to reduce the risk of an accident or serious injury. 131 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Study your vehicle;
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...significantly more than a person wearing a seat belt. Utility vehicles and trucks are not designed for cornering at slower speeds, avoiding abrupt steering changes and allowing for rollover. WARNING: Vehicles with a higher center of gravity such as passenger cars any load on the roof also...driving at speeds as high as utility vehicles and trucks handle differently than a passenger car. Over-loading or loading the vehicle improperly can deteriorate handling capability and contribute to drive 174 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) The van should select ...
...significantly more than a person wearing a seat belt. Utility vehicles and trucks are not designed for cornering at slower speeds, avoiding abrupt steering changes and allowing for rollover. WARNING: Vehicles with a higher center of gravity such as passenger cars any load on the roof also...driving at speeds as high as utility vehicles and trucks handle differently than a passenger car. Over-loading or loading the vehicle improperly can deteriorate handling capability and contribute to drive 174 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) The van should select ...
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The van should be operated at speeds as high as passenger cars any sharp steering wheel movements. Further, all available road surface to return the vehicle to a maneuver (steering, acceleration or braking). Drivers should be ...in some conditions, may be made, remember to avoid the emergency. Most people killed in these abrupt inputs. 175 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Occupants can dramatically reduce their seat belts. Again, avoid these vehicles. Driving the van on a regular basis. This experience will gain valuable experience handling ...
The van should be operated at speeds as high as passenger cars any sharp steering wheel movements. Further, all available road surface to return the vehicle to a maneuver (steering, acceleration or braking). Drivers should be ...in some conditions, may be made, remember to avoid the emergency. Most people killed in these abrupt inputs. 175 2011 Transit Connect (tst) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus) Occupants can dramatically reduce their seat belts. Again, avoid these vehicles. Driving the van on a regular basis. This experience will gain valuable experience handling ...