Ford 1996 Taurus Manual page 15

Unfastening the combination lap and shoulder belts —
front and rear outboard seating positions
While the belt retracts, guide the tongue to its
original position to prevent it from striking you
or the vehicle.
Safety Belts for Front Outboard Passenger
and Rear Outboard Seating Positions
(Except Wagon Rear-Facing Seat)
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for the
front seat outboard passenger and rear outboard
passengers.
Dual locking mode retractors operate in two
ways:
Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will allow the occupant freedom of
movement, locking tight only on hard braking,
hard cornering or impacts of approximately
5 mph (8 km/h) or more. The retractor can also
be made to lock by pulling the belt out quickly.
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