Occupant Restraint System - Ford 2002 Bantam Workshop Manual

501-20A-2
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Occupant Restraint System

WARNING: All safety belt components
including retractors, buckles, child
safety seat tether brackets and attaching
hardware in use during a collision must
be removed and new components
installed. New safety belt components
should also be installed where safety
belts not in use during a collision, are
inspected and found to be damaged or
operate incorrectly. Failure to follow
these instructions may result in personal
injury.
WARNING: All vehicles fitted with a
passenger air bag have a WARNING
sticker attached to the instrument panel
PROHIBITING the use of rear facing child
seats in the front seating positions.
Failure to follow this instruction may
result in personal injury.
08/2001
Occupant Restraints — Active
The safety belt system utilizes three-point lap and
diagonal safety belts in the front seat positions.
The front safety belt retractors incorporate a
webbing grabber and a load limiting device. The
webbing grabber is activated by sudden
deceleration of the vehicle, excessive vehicle tilt
or rapid acceleration of the safety belt webbing.
When the webbing grabber is activated the safety
belt webbing is clamped against a force guide
and clamp ring preventing further safety belt
webbing payout. The load limiting device allows
progressive payout of additional safety belt
webbing when the force exerted exceeds a
predetermined limit.
The front seat safety belt buckles incorporate
pre-tensioner's. The safety belt buckle pre-
tensioner's are connected to the air bag control
module, which monitors the circuits, and if a fault
is detected will illuminate the air bag warning
indicator located in the instrument cluster. For
additional information,
In the event of a collision, the safety belt buckle
pre-tensioner's will deploy at the same time as
the front air bags.
501-20A-2
refer to Section 501-20B.
2002 Bantam