2004 Ford Expedition Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 170

Seating and Safety Restraints 2. To unfasten, push the release button and remove the tongue from the buckle. The front outboard, rear outboard, and second and third row center safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The front center safety restraint (if equipped) is a manually-adjustable lap belt. All of the passenger lap and shoulder belts have two types of locking modes described below: 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. Automatic locking mode In this mode, the shoulder belt is 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. When to use the automatic locking mode • Anytime a child safety seat (except a booster) is installed in the vehicle. Children 12 years old and under should be properly restrained in the rear seat whenever possible. Refer to Safety restraints for children or Safety seats for children later in this chapter. 170 2004 Expedition (exd) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)