Ford Kuga

 Service Manual

Safety Belt System
Component Test

Poor Retraction

If a safety belt does not retract correctly, check that the anchor covers and trim bezels are correctly installed and not rubbing against the safety belt webbing. Where necessary, check that the safety belt webbing is not rubbing at one end of the retractor cover slot and, if so, correct by loosening the retaining bolt, aligning the retractor to centralize the safety belt webbing and retighten the bolt.

The safety belts are "dual sensitive" which means that they have:

• a vehicle motion sensor, which locks the safety belt webbing under braking, cornering, on steep hills and in adverse camber conditions.
• a webbing motion sensor, which locks when the safety belt webbing is quickly extracted.

Both systems should be fully operational and can be checked by the tests below:

Principles of Operation

Inspection and Verification

Component Test

Vehicle Motion Sensor Test

Test Method 1 (braking)

Test Method 2 (turning circle)

Static Test

Front Safety Belt Retractor

Rear Safety Belt Retractor

Rear Center Safety Belt Retractor

Safety Belt Shoulder Height Adjuster

Front Safety Belt Buckle