Safety Belt System - 3rd Row: Notes

Overview

WARNING: After a crash, all of the following second and third row seatbelt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:

Retractors
Buckles
Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
Automatic locking retractor (ALR) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
Inflatable seatbelt systems

Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests must be replaced with new components. Seatbelt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new seatbelt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed. Deployed inflatable seatbelts must be replaced with new inflatable components (including retractors, buckles and inflators) and all parts in the service kit. Failure to install new seatbelt systems and attaching hardware increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

The third row safety belts are continuous-loop, 3-point systems. The combination lap and shoulder belt (continuous-loop) uses a common slip tongue and retractor.

When replacing safety belt buckles and/or retractor assemblies, use only the replacement parts specified in the Ford Catalog Advantage or equivalent.

System Operation

The shoulder belt retractor is designed to let the webbing move freely in and out at all times, except during vehicle hard braking, hard cornering or an impact of 24 kmh (14.9 mph) or more, when it is automatically locked by a mechanically actuated inertia sensor (Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)).

When replacing safety belt buckles and/or retractor assemblies, use only the replacement parts specified in the Ford Catalog Advantage or equivalent.