2003 Ford F150 Owner Guide 5th Printing - Page 103

Seating and Safety Restraints CrewCab base bench seats and all Regular Cab seating positions, the safety belts are equipped with a retractor pretensioner. The driver and front outboard passenger safety belt pretensioners are designed to activate only during certain frontal or near-frontal collisions with sufficient longitudinal deceleration. A safety belt pretensioner is a device which tightens the webbing of the lap and shoulder belts during some collisions in such a way that they fit more snugly against the body. The driver and front outboard passenger safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be replaced if the vehicle is involved in a collision that results in the activation of the safety belt pretensioners. Refer to the Safety belt maintenance section in this chapter. Failure to replace the safety belt assembly under the above conditions could result in severe personal injuries in the event of a collision. Front safety belt height adjustment (if equipped) If your shoulder belts come out of the front seat back, you will not have a safety belt height adjuster. Regular Cab and SuperCab vehicles have safety belt height adjustments for the driver and front passenger. SuperCrew vehicles have these adjustments for the driver, front passenger and rear outboard passengers. Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the belt rests across the middle of your shoulder. • Regular Cab/4-door SuperCrew 103 2003 F150 (f12) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)