2004 Ford F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
injuries,airbagsmustopenwithgreatforce,andthisforcecanposea
potentiallydeadlyriskinsomesituations,particularlywhenafrontseat
occupantisnotproperlybuckledup.Themosteffectivewaytoreduce
theriskofunnecessaryairbaginjurieswithoutreducingtheoverall
safetyofthevehicleistomakesurealloccupantsareproperly
restrainedinthevehicle,especiallyinthefrontseat.Thisprovidesthe
protectionofsafetybeltsandpermitstheairbagstoprovidethe
additionalprotectiontheyweredesignedtoprovide.Ifyouchooseto
deactivateyourairbag,youarelosingtheverysignificantriskreducing
benefitsoftheairbagandyouarealsoreducingtheeffectivenessofthe
safetybelts,becausesafetybeltsinmodernvehiclesaredesignedto
workasasafetysystemwiththeairbags.
Readallairbagwarninglabelsinthevehicleaswellastheother
importantairbaginstructionsandwarningsinthisOwner sGuide.
NHTSAdeactivationcriteria(excludingCanada)
1.
Infant.Aninfant(lessthan1yearold)mustrideinthefrontseat
because:
thevehiclehasnorearseat;
thevehiclehasarearseattoosmalltoaccommodatearear-facing
infantseat;or
theinfanthasamedicalconditionwhich,accordingtotheinfants
physician,makesitnecessaryfortheinfanttorideinthefrontsothat
thedrivercanconstantlymonitorthechild scondition.
2.
Childage1to12.Achildage1to12mustrideinthefrontseat
because:
thevehiclehasnorearseat;
althoughchildrenages1to12rideintherearseat(s)whenever
possible,childrenages1to12sometimesmustrideinthefront
becausenospaceisavailableintherearseat(s)ofthevehicle;or
thechildhasamedicalconditionwhich,accordingtothechilds
physician,makesitnecessaryforthechildtorideinthefrontseatso
thatthedrivercanconstantlymonitorthechild scondition.
3.
Medicalcondition.Apassengerhasamedicalconditionwhich,
accordingtohisorherphysician:
causesthepassengerairbagtoposeaspecialriskforthepassenger;
and
makesthepotentialharmfromthepassengerairbaginacrash
greaterthanthepotentialharmfromturningOFFtheairbagand
allowingthepassenger,evenifbelted,tohitthedashboardor
windshieldinacrash.
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2004
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
Product Specification
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