2008 FORD MUSTANG Owners Manual

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back
seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints.
Safety belts and seats can become hot in a vehicle that has been
closed up in su

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual 1. 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 the tongue is
securely fastened in t

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual After any vehicle collision, the safety belt system at all outboard
seating positions (except driver, which has no “automatic locking
retractor” feature) must be checked by an authorized dealer to

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual How to use the automatic locking mode
•Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
•Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire
belt is pulled out.
•Allow the belt to retract

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual After any vehicle collision, the front passenger and rear outboard
safety belt systems must be checked by an authorized dealer to
verify that the “automatic locking retractor” feature for child se

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Safety belt maintenance
Inspect the safety belt systems periodically to make sure they work
properly and are not damaged. Inspect the safety belts to make sure
there are no nicks, tears or cuts. Repla

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Belt-Minder
The Belt-Minderfeature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt
warning function. This feature provides additional reminders by
intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the s

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts
(All statistics based on U.S. data):
Reasons given... Consider...
“Crashes are rare events”36700 crashes occur every day.The