2011 Ford F150 Regular Cab Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 186
2011 Ford F150 Regular Cab Manual
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Seating and Safety Restraints Safety belt systems equipped with an energy management retractor must be replaced if they were in use during a frontal collision which resulted in deployment of the frontal airbags. Refer to the Safety belt maintenance section in this chapter. Safety belt locking modes All safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The driver safety belt and the optional front center seat's safety belt have the first locking mode only. All outboard passenger and rear safety belts have both types of locking modes described as follows: Vehicle sensitive mode This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the combination safety belts will lock to help reduce forward movement of the driver and passengers. In addition, the retractor is designed to lock if the webbing is pulled out too quickly. If this occurs, let the belt retract slightly and pull webbing out again in a slow and controlled manner. Automatic locking mode In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked. The belt will still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver safety belt or the optional front seat's center safety belt. When to use the automatic locking mode This mode should be used any time a child safety seat is installed in a front outboard passenger seating position in a Regular Cab / SuperCab / SuperCrew or any rear seating position of a SuperCab or SuperCrew. The optional front seat's center safety belt has a cinch mechanism. Refer to Safety belt with cinch tongue earlier in this chapter. Children 12 years old and under should be properly restrained in a rear seat whenever possible. Refer to Safety restraints for children or Safety seats for children later in this chapter. 186 2011 F-150 (f12) Owners Guide, 3rd Printing USA (fus)