Energy Management Feature — Front Outboard; Safety Belt Pretensioner; Safety Belt Extension Assembly - Ford Explorer 2011 Owner's Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING: If the rear inflatable safety belt has deployed, it
will not function again. The rear inflatable safety belt
system must be inspected and serviced by an authorized dealer.
Energy management feature — front outboard
• This vehicle has a safety belt system with an energy management
feature at the front seats to help further reduce the risk of injury in
the event of a head-on collision.
• The energy management feature has a retractor assembly that is
designed to extend the safety belt webbing in a controlled manner.
This helps reduce the belt force acting on the user's chest.
WARNING: Failure to inspect and replace if necessary the belt
and retractor assembly after an accident could increase the risk
of injury in a collision.

Safety belt pretensioner

Your vehicle is equipped with safety belt pretensioners at the driver and
front outboard passenger seating positions.
The safety belt pretensioner tightens the safety belts firmly against the
occupant's body at the start of the crash.
WARNING: The driver and front passenger safety belt system
(including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be
replaced if the vehicle is involved in a collision that results in
deployment of front airbags, seat-mounted side airbags and Safety
Canopy System and safety belt pretensioners.

Safety belt extension assembly

If the safety belt is too short when fully extended, there is an 8 inch
(20 cm) safety belt extension assembly that can be added (part number
611C22). This assembly can be obtained from an authorized dealer.
Safety belt extensions are vehicle specific. Please see an authorized
dealer to ensure you obtain the proper safety belt extension for your
vehicle. A safety belt extension is not available for the inflatable safety
belt. Also, use the safety belt extension only if the safety belt is too short
for you when fully extended.
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2011 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide, 3rd Printing
USA (fus)