Ford Focus (2017 year). Manual — part 7

Pregnant women should always wear their
seatbelt. The lap belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt should
be positioned low across the hips below
the belly and worn as tight as comfort will
allow. The shoulder belt should be
positioned to cross the middle of the
shoulder and the center of the chest.

Seatbelt Locking Modes

WARNINGS

After a crash, have a qualified
technician check all the seatbelts to
make sure the seatbelts including

the automatic locking retractor feature for
child restraints operate properly. We
recommend replacing any system that has
damage or does not operate properly.
Failure to do so can result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
another crash.

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 first type of locking
mode. The front outboard passenger and
rear seat seatbelts have both types of
locking modes described as follows:

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 will lock to help reduce forward
movement of the driver and passengers.

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock
if the webbing is pulled out too quickly. If
this occurs, let the belt retract slightly and
pull webbing out again in a slow and
controlled manner.

Automatic Locking Mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt is
automatically pre-locked. The belt will still
retract to remove any slack in the shoulder
belt. The automatic locking mode is not
available on the driver seatbelt.

When to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode

This mode should be used any time a child
safety seat, except a booster, is installed
in passenger front or rear seating positions.
Children 12 years old and under should be
properly restrained in a rear seating
position whenever possible. See Child
Safety (page 16).

How to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode

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1.

Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until the entire belt is pulled
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.

How to Disengage the 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 (emergency) locking mode.

SEATBELT HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT

WARNING

Position the safety belt height
adjuster so that the belt rests across
the middle of your shoulder. Failure

to adjust the safety belt properly could
reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt
and increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so
the belt rests across the middle of your
shoulder.

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To adjust the shoulder belt height:

1.

Press the button and slide the height
adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is
locked in place.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP
AND INDICATOR CHIME

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This lamp illuminates and an
audible warning will sound if the
driver's safety belt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is
turned on.

Conditions of operation

Then...

If...

The safety belt warning light illuminates 1-

2 minutes and the warning chime sounds

4-8 seconds.

The driver's safety belt is not buckled

before the ignition switch is turned to the

on position...

The safety belt warning light and warning

chime turn off.

The driver's safety belt is buckled while the

indicator light is illuminated and the

warning chime is sounding...

The safety belt warning light and indicator

chime remain off.

The driver's safety belt is buckled before

the ignition switch is turned to the on posi-

tion...

SEATBELT REMINDER

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the safety belt
warning function by providing additional
reminders that intermittently sound a tone
and illuminate the safety belt warning light
when you are in the driver seat or you have
a front seat passenger and a safety belt is
unbuckled.

The system uses information from the
front passenger sensing system to
determine if a front seat passenger is
present and therefore potentially in need
of a warning. To avoid activating the
Belt-Minder feature for objects you place
in the front passenger seat, only the front
seat passengers receive warnings as
determined by the front passenger sensing
system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire
(warnings for about five minutes) for one
passenger (driver or front passenger), the
other passenger can still cause the
Belt-Minder feature to turn on.

Then...

If...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You and the front seat passenger buckle

your safety belts before you switch the

ignition on or less than 1-2 minutes elapse

after you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

safety belt warning light illuminates and a

warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

You or the front seat passenger do not

buckle your safety belts before your vehicle

reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2

minutes elapse after you switch the ignition

on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

safety belt warning light illuminates and a

warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

The safety belt for the driver or front

passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute

while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph

(9.7 km/h) and more than 1-2 minutes

elapse after you switch the ignition on...

Deactivating and Activating the
Belt-Minder Feature

WARNING

While the system allows you to
deactivate it, this system is designed
to improve your chances of being

safely belted and surviving an accident.
We recommend you leave the system
activated for yourself and others who may
use the vehicle.

Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch on and off independently.
When you perform this procedure for one
seating position, do not buckle the other
position as this will terminate the process.

Note: If you are using MyKey™, you cannot
disable the Belt-Minder. Also, if you have
previously disabled the Belt-Minder, it will
be re-enabled during the use of MyKey™.
See MyKey™ (page 54).

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before
proceeding with the programming
procedure.

Before following the procedure, make sure
that:
•

The parking brake is set.

•

The transmission is in park (P)
(automatic transmission) or neutral
(N) (manual transmission).

•

The ignition is off.

•

The driver and front passenger safety
belts are unbuckled.

1.

Switch the ignition on. Do not start the
vehicle.

2. Wait until the safety belt warning light

turns off (about one minute). After
Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds
before proceeding with Step 3. Once
you start Step 3, you must complete
the procedure within 60 seconds.