2023 FORD EcoSport Seats and Seat Belt
Seat Belts
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, make sure children sit where they can be properly restrained.
WARNING: Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while your vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from injury in a crash.
WARNING: All occupants of your vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided. Failure to properly wear your seatbelts could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
WARNING: It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seatbelts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a seatbelt properly.
WARNING: In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seatbelt.
WARNING: Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt assembly which is made up of one buckle and one tongue that are designed to be used as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt under the arm. 2) Never swing the seatbelt around your neck over the inside shoulder. 3) Never use a single belt for more than one person.
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: Seatbelts 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 seatbelts for optimum protection in an accident. All seating positions in your vehicle have lap and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants of the vehicle should always properly wear their seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided. The seatbelt system consists of:
- Lap and shoulder seatbelts. Shoulder seatbelt with automatic locking mode, (except driver seatbelt). Height adjuster at the front outboard seating positions.
- Seatbelt pretensioner at the front outboard seating positions. Belt tension sensor at the front outboard passenger seating position.
- Seatbelt warning light and chime.
- Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator.
The seatbelt pretensioners at the front seating positions are designed to tighten the seatbelts when activated. In frontal and near-frontal crashes, the seatbelt pretensioners may be activated alone or, if the crash is of sufficient severity, together with the front airbags. The pretensioners will activate when the Safety Canopy is deployed.
FASTENING THE SEATBELTS
The front outboard and rear safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. 
- 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.
- To unfasten, press the release button and remove the tongue from the buckle.
Using the Sliding Clip (If Equipped
Slide the clip away from the seatbelt tongue so there is no loose webbing when an occupant or child restraint is fastened. You can also use the sliding clip to raise the seatbelt tongue and prevent it from rattling or to ease access to the seatbelt tongue.
Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy WARNING:
Always ride and drive with your seatback upright and properly fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of the seatbelt snugly and low across the hips. Position the shoulder portion of the seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant women must follow this practice. See the following figure.
Pregnant women should always wear their seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a combination lap and shoulder belt low across the hips below the belly and worn as tight as comfort allows. Position the shoulder belt to cross the middle of the shoulder and the center of the chest.
Seatbelt Locking Modes
WARNING: You must replace the seatbelt if the automatic locking retractor or any other seatbelt function is not operating correctly. Failure to replace the seatbelt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. All safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The driver seatbelt has the vehicle-sensitive locking mode. The front outboard passenger and rear seat seatbelts have both the vehicle-sensitive locking mode and the automatic locking mode.
Vehicle Sensitive Mode This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the combination seatbelts lock to help reduce the forward movement of the driver and passengers. In addition, the retractor is designed to lock if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt to retract. If the retractor does not unlock, pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a small length of webbing back toward the stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline the rear seat backrest or push the seat backrest cushion away from the seatbelt. Feed a small length of webbing back toward the stowed position.
Automatic Locking Mode In this mode, the shoulder belt automatically pre-locks. The belt retracts to remove any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver’s seatbelt.
FAQs
The EcoSport has two front seats and a bench seat in the back and can accommodate up to five people in comfort.
To meet different body shapes and preferences, the EcoSport’s seats are built with customizable features like seat height, lumbar support, and tilt.
You can transport larger objects because the back seats may be folded in a variety of ways to increase the cargo capacity.
The EcoSport provides a variety of upholstery options, including superior fabric and optional leather, to provide both comfort and style.
For increased comfort during colder months, heated front seats may be an option on some EcoSport models.
They automatically tighten the seat belts after an abrupt stop or accident, keeping occupants in place and minimizing the risk of injury.
Yes, several EcoSport models have adjustable shoulder belt heights to guarantee a secure fit for occupants of various sizes.
Yes, the EcoSport has seat belt reminder technology that alerts occupants if their seat belts aren’t buckled up while the car is moving.
The EcoSport has LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) points for safe installation and is made to support many kinds of kid safety seats.
Some EcoSport models do offer this convenience feature.
A complete airbag system, including front, side, curtain, and driver’s knee airbags, is available on the EcoSport for both front- and rear-seat passengers.
Yes, the EcoSport’s rear headrests may usually be adjusted to improve passenger safety and comfort.
When using a rear-facing kid seat, several EcoSport models come with a switch that deactivates the front passenger airbag.
The EcoSport’s ergonomic seat designs, adjustable features, and high-quality materials are all characteristics that contribute to a comfortable and pleasurable driving experience
Yes, the EcoSport may come with available leather-trimmed seats and other premium seating amenities to improve the interior atmosphere, depending on the model level.
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