Seat Belts - Ford Mondeo Owner's Handbook Manual

Curtain airbags
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Curtain airbags are fitted inside the
trim panels over the front and rear
side windows. Moulded badges in
the B-pillar trim panels indicate that
curtain airbags are fitted to your
vehicle.
The curtain airbags will deploy during
significant lateral collisions. Only the
airbag on the side affected by the
collision will deploy. The airbag will
inflate within a few thousandths of a
second and deflate on contact with
the occupants, thus providing
protection for the head. During minor
lateral collisions, front collisions, rear
collisions, or overturns the curtain
airbags will not deploy.
Occupant protection

Seat belts

WARNINGS
Wear a seat belt and keep
sufficient distance between
yourself and the steering wheel. Only
when you use the seat belt properly,
can it hold you in a position to
achieve its optimum effect. See
Sitting in the correct position
(page 123).
Never use a seat belt for more
than one person.
Use the correct buckle for each
seat belt.
Do not use a seat belt that is
slack or twisted.
Do not wear thick clothing. The
seat belt must fit tightly around
your body to achieve its optimum
effect.
Position the shoulder strap of
the seat belt over the centre of
your shoulder and position the lap
strap tightly across your hips.
The driver and front passenger seat
belt retractors are fitted with a seat
belt pretensioner. Seat belt
pretensioners have a lower
deployment threshold than the
airbags. During minor collisions, it is
possible that only the seat belt
pretensioners will deploy.
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