Center Front Safety Belt; Safety Belt With Cinch Tongue - Ford 2009 F-150 Owner's Manual

Center front safety belt

(Regular Cab center and CrewCab rear center seating positions only)
WARNING: Always use both lap and shoulder safety belt in the
Regular Cab center seating position.
If you carry large cargo behind the seat or items that might damage or
soil the belt, detach the belt from the seat:
• Release the mini-buckle by
inserting a key or similar object
into the slot.
If the belt has been disconnected to carry large objects behind the seat,
reconnect it as follows:
• Buckle the small tongue on the
end of the belt into the
mini-buckle on the driver's side.
The belt is now ready for use.
This mini-buckle should stay
buckled at all times unless
cargo-carrying makes it necessary
to detach the belt.
Safety belt with cinch tongue (Regular Cab center only)
The cinch tongue will slide up and down the belt webbing when the belt
is stowed or while putting safety belts on. When the lap/shoulder safety
belt is buckled, the cinch tongue will allow the lap portion to be
shortened, but pinches the webbing to keep the lap portion from getting
longer. The cinch tongue is designed to slip during a crash, so always
wear the shoulder belt properly and don't allow any slack in either the
lap or shoulder portions.
2009 F-150 (f12)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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