Ford Escape: Front safety belt usage sensors
The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and front outboard passenger safety belts are fastened. This information allows your Personal Safety System to tailor the airbag deployment and safety belt pretensioner activation depending upon safety belt usage.
Refer to Safety restraints section in this chapter.
Front passenger sensing system
For airbags to do their job they must inflate with great force, and this force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are very close to the airbag when it begins to inflate. For some o ...Front safety belt pretensioners
The safety belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body during frontal collisions, and in side collisions ...See also:
Important safety notes
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you drive with the lights
switched on even during the daytime. In some countries, operation of the headlamps
varies due to legal requirements a ...
Underfloor Bins (if equipped)
Pull up the straps (A) to open the bin.
CAUTION: Do not allow items in the bins to extend above the top of the bin.
Otherwise, the bin or luggage floor may be damaged. ...
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
To access the spare tire and tools:
1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate on page 2‑9.
2. Lift the load floor up.
Coin/Pierce Jack with One-Piece Wrench
A. Extension
B. Wheel Wrench
C. Jack ...