2001 Mercury Sable Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 81

Seating and safety restraints 3. Lift the remote latch release on the left side of the compartment and fold the remaining floor panel until it latches. Make sure the seatback is locked in the upright position. To close the seat, make sure the safety belts are properly stowed, then lift the remote latch release and push the seat down until it latches. Pull up on the handle and push the floor panel into place. SAFETY RESTRAINTS Personal Safety System The Personal Safety System provides an improved overall level of frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further reduce the risk of air bag-related injuries. The system is able to analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help better protect a range of occupants in a variety of frontal crash situations. Your vehicle's Personal Safety System consists of: • Driver and passenger dual-stage air bag supplemental restraints. Refer to the Air bag supplemental restraints section in this chapter. • Front safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. Refer to the Safety belts section in this chapter. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Front crash severity sensor. • Restraints Control Module (RCM) with impact and safing sensors. • An indicator light and back-up tone. • The electrical wiring for the air bags, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt usage sensors and driver's seat position sensor. 81