2013 Lincoln MKZ Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 34

Safety Belts 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. The front outboard and rear safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. E142587 • Safety belt warning light and chime. 1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle (the buckle closest to the direction the tongue is coming from) until you hear a snap and feel it latch. Make sure you securely fasten the tongue in the buckle. • Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator. The safety belt pretensioners at the front seating positions are designed to tighten the safety belts when activated. In frontal and near-frontal crashes, the safety belt pretensioners may be activated alone or, if the crash is of sufficient severity, together with the front airbags. The pretensioners may also activate when a side curtain airbag is deployed. E142588 2. To unfasten, press the release button and remove the tongue from the buckle. FASTENING THE SAFETY BELTS Standard belts shown, inflatable belts similar 32 MKZ (CC9)