1997 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 83
1997 Ford Explorer Manual
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Seating and safety restraints Using safety restraints properly Combination lap and shoulder belts Insert the tongue into the slot in the buckle fasten. Push the red release button and remove the tongue from the slot to unfasten. The outboard safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The front and rear seat passenger outboard safety belts have two types of locking modes. Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode The vehicle sensitive mode is the normal retractor mode which locks the belts in response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly, turns a corner sharply or your vehicle receives an impact of 8 km/h (5 mph) or more the combination safety belts will lock to help reduce the forward movement of the driver and passengers. The retractor can be made to lock by pulling sharply on the belt. 84