Ford Escape: Safety belt energy management retractors
The front and rear outboard safety belt energy management retractors allow webbing to be pulled out of the retractor in a gradual and controlled manner in response to the occupant’s forward momentum.
This helps reduce the risk of force-related injuries to the occupant’s chest by limiting the load on the occupant. Refer to Energy management feature in this chapter.
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 ...
Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
The Personal Safety System uses a warning light in the instrument
cluster or a back-up tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer
to the Warning lights and chimes section in the Instrument ...
See also:
Air conditioner button
Air conditioner button
The air conditioner operates only when
the engine is running.
Push the air conditioner button while the
fan is in operation to turn on the air
conditioner. The indic ...
Setting the playing speed (only when
the audiobook is playing) (type D audio)
Each time you briefly press (the
“RPT” button) while the audiobook is
playing, the playing speed changes in
the following sequence.
...
Coolant temperature display
WARNING
Driving when your engine is overheated can cause some fluids which may have leaked
into the engine compartment to catch fire. You could be seriously burned.
Steam from an overheated e ...
