Mercury 2001 Grand Marquis User Manual page 103

Seating and safety restraints
Reclining the seatback can reduce the effectiveness of the seat's
safety belt in the event of a collision.
The power seat controls are located
on the side of the driver's seat.
Press to raise or lower the seat, or
to move the seat forward or
backward.
Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
The power lumbar control is located
on the outboard side of the seat.
Press one side of the control to
adjust firmness.
Press the other side of the control
to adjust softness.
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Personal Safety System
The Personal Safety System provides an improved overall level of frontal
crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further
reduce the risk of air bag-related injuries. The system is able to analyze
different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the
appropriate safety devices to help better protect a range of occupants in
a variety of frontal crash situations.
Your vehicle's Personal Safety System consists of:
• Driver and passenger dual-stage air bag supplemental restraints.
• Front safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors,
and safety belt usage sensors.
• Driver's seat position sensor.
• Passenger occupant classification sensor (if equipped).
• Front crash severity sensor.
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