2013 Lincoln MKS Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 32

32 Safety Belts WARNING: Safety belts and seats can become hot in a vehicle that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a small child. Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. WARNING: Front and rear seat occupants, including pregnant women, should wear safety belts for optimum protection in an accident. All seating positions in this vehicle have lap and shoulder safety belts. All occupants of the vehicle should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided. The safety belt system consists of: • Lap and shoulder safety belts. • Shoulder safety belt with automatic locking mode, (except driver safety belt). • Height adjuster at the front outboard seating positions • Safety belt pretensioner at the front outboard seating positions. • Belt tension sensor at the front outboard passenger seating position. • Safety belt warning light and chime. Refer to Safety belt warning light and indicator chime later in this chapter. • Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator. Refer to Crash sensors and airbag indicator in the Supplemental Restraint System chapter. The safety belt pretensioners are designed to activate in frontal, near-frontal and side collisions, and in rollovers. The safety belt pretensioners on the retractor and anchor at the front seating positions are designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant's body when activated. This helps increase the effectiveness of the safety belts. In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can be activated alone or, if the collision is of sufficient severity, together with the front airbags. 2013 MKS (mks) Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing USA (fus)