Fastening The Seatbelts; Sensitive Locking Mode - Ford Escape 2022 Owner's Manual

• Seatbelt pretensioners at the front
outermost and second row outermost
seating positions.
• Belt tension sensor at the front
outermost passenger seating position.
A seatbelt warning light and
chime.
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Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
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The seatbelt pretensioners 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 may also activate when a
Safety Canopy airbag deploys.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

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1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper
buckle, the buckle closest to the
direction the tongue is coming from,
until it engages.
Note: Make sure that the seatbelt tongue
is properly fastened in the seatbelt buckle.
Seatbelts
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2. Press the button to release the seatbelt
tongue.
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When in use, place the rear seatbelts in the
belt guides on the outermost seat
backrests.

SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

WHAT IS SENSITIVE LOCKING
MODE
Sensitive locking mode is a seatbelt
retractor feature that allows shoulder belt
length adjustment according to your
movements and locking in response to
vehicle movement.
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