FORD 2013 Transit Connect v.1 - Manual (Page 35)

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 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.
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