FORD 2013 F-150 v.3 - Manual (Page 40)

WARNING: When possible, all children 12 years old and under
should be properly restrained in a rear seating position. Failure
to follow this could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
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. See Safety belt warning
light and indicator chime later in this chapter.
• crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness
indicator. See 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 crashes, and in rollovers. The safety belt pretensioners 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 crashes, the safety belt pretensioners can be activated
alone or, if the crash is of sufficient severity, together with the front airbags.
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2013 F-150 (f12)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, February 2013
USA (fus)