Ford Escape: Safety belt height adjustment
Your vehicle has safety belt height adjustments at the front outboard seating positions. Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the belt rests across the middle of your shoulder.
To adjust the shoulder belt height, squeeze and hold the buttons on the side and slide the height adjuster up or down. Release the buttons and pull down on the height adjuster to make sure it is locked in place.
WARNING: Position the safety belt height adjusters so that the
belt rests across the middle of your shoulder. Failure to adjust
the safety belt properly could reduce the effectiveness of the safety
belt and increase the risk of injury in a collision.
Safety belt locking modes
All safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder
belts. The driver safety belt has the first locking mode and the front
outboard passenger and rear seat safety belts have both t ...
Safety belt pretensioner
Your vehicle is equipped with safety belt pretensioners at the driver and
front passenger seating positions.
The safety belt pretensioners activate during frontal collisions, and in
side collisio ...
See also:
California proposition 65 warning
Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components
contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductiv ...
Hazard Warning Flashers
The Hazard Warning flasher switch is located in the
switch bank below the climate controls.
Press the switch to turn on the Hazard Warning
flasher. When the switch is activated, all directional ...
Engine oil viscosity
Viscosity describes the flow characteristics of a fluid. If an engine oil has
a high viscosity, this means that it is thick; a low viscosity means that it is
thin.
Select an engine oil with an SA ...
