2023 FORD F-250 Seats and Seat Belt Guidelines
Introduction
Here is the 2023 Ford F-250: Where Comfort and Safety Come Together. With its painstakingly crafted seats and cutting-edge seat belt technology, the 2023 Ford F-250 establishes new benchmarks for both comfort and safety. The F-250’s seats have been carefully designed to offer the maximum support and comfort whether you’re traveling a long distance or navigating urban terrain. The F-250’s cutting-edge seat belt system puts safety first. Modern seat belts that blend cutting-edge technology and painstaking craftsmanship are installed in every seat. These seat belts are made to hold you and your passengers in place while offering a dependable defense against unforeseen road hazards. You may drive with confidence knowing that the F-250’s seat belts are always there to protect you thanks to its straightforward design and cutting-edge technology.
Seatbelts
SEATBELT PRECAUTIONS
- WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.
- WARNING: Children must always be properly restrained.
- WARNING: Do not allow a passenger to hold a child on their lap when your vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death in the event of a sudden stop or 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 seatbelt 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. Make sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and properly using a seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious personal injury or death.
- WARNING: In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seatbelt.
- WRNING: Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt assembly made up of one buckle and one tongue designed to be used as a pair. Use the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt under the arm. Never use a single seatbelt for more than one person.
- WARNING: Even with advanced restraints systems, properly restrain children 12 and under in a rear seating position. Failure to follow this could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
- WARNING: Seatbelts and seats may be hot in a vehicle that is in the sunshine. The hot seatbelts or seats may burn a small child. Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them.
- WARNING: If your vehicle is involved in a crash, have the seatbelts and associated components inspected as soon as possible. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.
All seating positions in this vehicle have seatbelts. All occupants of the vehicle should properly wear their seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided.
The seatbelt system consists of
- Lap and shoulder seatbelts.
- A shoulder seatbelt with automatic locking mode, except driver seatbelt.
- Height adjusters at the front outermost seating positions.
- Seatbelt pretensioners at the front outermost and rear outermost seating positions.
A seatbelt warning light and chime.
Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator.
The seatbelt pretensioners 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. In side crashes and rollovers, the pretensioners will be activated when the Safety Canopy is activated.
FASTENING AND UNFASTENING THE SEATBELTS
WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.
All seatbelts in your vehicle are a three point combination lap and shoulder seatbelt.
- Seatbelt tongue.
- Seatbelt buckle.
- Pull the seatbelt out steadily.
Note: It may lock if you pull it sharply or if the vehicle is on a slope. - Insert the tongue into the buckle.
- Pull the seatbelt tight to remove any slack.
Unfastening the Seatbelts
- Press the red button on the buckle to release the seatbelt.
- Hold the seatbelt tongue and let it retract completely and smoothly to its stowed position.
Using the Seatbelt With Cinch Tongue
- This applies to the front center seating position of Super Cab and Crew Cab.
- The cinch tongue slides up and down the seatbelt webbing when you stow the seatbelt or when you put the seatbelts on. When you buckle the seatbelt, the cinch tongue allows you to shorten the lap portion, but pinches the webbing to keep the lap portion from getting longer. The cinch tongue is designed to slip during a crash, so wear the shoulder belt properly and do not allow any slack in either the lap or shoulder portions.
- While you are fastened in the seatbelt, the seatbelt with a cinch tongue adjusts to your movement. However, if you brake hard, turn hard, or if your vehicle receives an impact of 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the seatbelt locks and helps reduce your forward movement.
SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE
WHAT IS SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE
Sensitive locking mode is a seatbelt retractor feature that allows shoulder belt length adjustment according to your movements and locking in response to vehicle movement.
HOW DOES SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE WORK
If the driver suddenly brakes, turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the seatbelts lock to help reduce forward movement of the driver and passengers.
In addition, the seatbelt retractor locks if you pull the seatbelt webbing out too quickly. If the 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.
AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE
WHAT IS AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE
This feature keeps the seatbelts pre locked. The belt still retracts to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.
WHEN TO USE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE
Use this mode any time you install a child restraint in a front or rear seating position. Properly restrain children 12 years old and under in a rear seat whenever possible. See Child Safety (page 36).
Note: Automatic locking mode is not available on the driver seatbelt.
Note: Vehicles with optional front seat center may not have this function.
ENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE 
- Fasten the combination lap and shoulder belt.
- Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until you pull the entire belt out.
- Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This indicates the seatbelt is now in the automatic locking mode.
DISENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE
Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder belt and allow it to retract completely to disengage the automatic locking mode and activate the vehicle sensitive locking mode.
ADJUSTING THE SEATBELTSDURING 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.
ADJUSTING THE SEATBELT HEIGHT
WARNING
Position the seatbelt height adjuster so that the seatbelt rests across the middle of your shoulder. Failure to adjust the seatbelt correctly could reduce its effectiveness and increase the risk of injury in a crash. 
- Pull the button and slide the height adjuster up or down.
- Release the button and pull down on the height adjuster to make sure it is locked in place.
ADJUSTING THE SEATBELT LENGTH
- Pull some seatbelt webbing out of the shoulder belt retractor.
- While holding the webbing below the tongue, grasp the metal tip of the tongue so that it is parallel to the webbing and slide the tongue up.
- Provide enough lap belt length so that the tongue can reach the buckle.
SEATBELT REMINDER
HOW DOES THE SEATBELT REMINDER WORK
This feature supplements the seatbelt warning function. It provides additional reminders by sounding a tone and illuminating the seatbelt warning light when you are in the driver seat and an occupant unfastens their seatbelt.
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If |
Then |
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You switch your vehicle on and do not fasten one of the front occupant seatbelts… |
The seatbelt reminder activates. |
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You do not fasten your seatbelt before your vehicle reaches at least 6 mph (9 km/h) … |
The seatbelt reminder activates, the seat- belt warning light illuminates and a warning tone sounds until you fasten your seatbelt. |
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Rear seats becomes occupied… |
The seatbelt reminder becomes active when a rear seat passenger fastens a seatbelt. |
This feature also informs the driver that an occupant unfastened their seatbelt.
FAQs
With its standard bench seats, the 2023 Ford F-250 can accommodate up to six passengers. However, optional front bucket seat combinations limit the number of passengers to five.
The answer is yes. They often provide a number of adjustments, including lumbar support, slide, and recline.
The 2023 F-250 does provide heated and ventilated seats as an optional feature for improved comfort.
Leather seats give the cabin of the 2023 F-250 a touch of opulence and are an option.
The 2023 F-250’s rear seats can, in most cases, be folded down to add more cargo room when necessary.
The 2023 F-250 has LATCH anchors, which makes it quite simple to securely install child safety seats.
For increased comfort, the 2023 F-250’s rear seats might incorporate a center armrest in some configurations.
The 2023 F-250 typically has three-point seat belts for all seating positions, providing safety for all passengers.
In the 2023 F-250, adjustable headrests are typically offered for every seat, enhancing comfort and safety.
Yes, the 2023 F-250 often has seat belts with height adjustments to suit passengers of all sizes.
The 2023 F-250 has numerous airbags installed throughout the interior, including front-seat and side-curtain airbags.
In order to reduce seat belt slack during abrupt stops, seat belt pre-tensioners are normally present in the front seats of the 2023 F-250.
Rear bench seats are normally standard on the F-250 Crew Cab, but options for other seat arrangements might be available.
The 2023 F-250 might come with an optional memory setting for the driver seat that would let numerous drivers save their favorite seat configurations.
While massage seats might not be a standard option, 2023 F-250 seats may still be upgraded through aftermarket or premium options.
Useful Links
View Full Manual: 2023 FORD F-250 Owner’s Manual | Auto User Guide
Download Manual: Ford Vehicle Owner Manuals | Ford