Seating and Safety Restraints
Theindicatorlightislocatedinthecenterstackoftheinstrumentpanel
justbelowtheradio.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passenger’sfrontalairbagwhenarearfacinginfantseat,aforward-facing
childrestraint,oraboosterseatisdetected.Ifthechildrestrainthas
beeninstalledandtheindicatorisnotlit,thenturnthevehicleoff,
removethechildrestraintfromthevehicleandreinstalltherestraint
followingthechildrestraintmanufacturer’sdirections.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemisdesignedtoenable(mayinflate)
therightfrontpassenger’sfrontalairbaganytimethesystemsensesthat
apersonofadultsizeissittingproperlyinthefrontpassengerseat.
Whenthepassengersensingsystemhasallowedtheairbagtobe
enabled,theindicatorwillbeunlitandstayunlittoremindyouthatthe
airbagisenabled(mayinflate).
Ifapersonofadult-sizeissittinginthefrontpassenger’sseat,butthe
ЉpassengerairbagoffЉorЉpassairbagoffЉindicatorislit,itcouldbethat
thepersonisn’tsittingproperlyintheseat.Ifthishappens,turnthe
vehicleoffandaskthepersontoplacetheseatbackinthefullupright
position,thensituprightintheseat,centeredontheseatcushion,with
theperson’slegscomfortablyextended.Restartthevehicleandhavethe
personremaininthispositionforabouttwominutes.Thiswillallowthe
systemtodetectthatpersonandthenenablethepassenger’sairbag.If
theindicatorlampremainslitevenafterthis,thentheoccupantshould
beadvisedtorideinthebackseat.
Afteralloccupantshaveadjustedtheirseatsandputonseatbelts,it’s
veryimportantthattheycontinuetositupright,withtheirbackagainst
theseatback,withtheirfeetcomfortablyextendedonthefloorwhilethe
vehicleisstillinmotion.Sittingimproperlycanincreasethechanceof
injuryinacrashevent.Forexample,ifanoccupantslouches,liesdown,
turnssideways,sitsforward,leansforwardorsideways,orputsoneor
bothfeetup,thechanceofinjuryduringacrashisgreatlyincreased.
Sittingimproperlyoutofpositionorwiththeseatbackreclined
toofarcantakeoffweightfromtheseatcushionandaffectthe
decisionofthepassengersensingsystem,resultinginseriousinjuryor
deathinacrash.Alwayssituprightagainstyourseatback,withyour
feetonthefloor.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemmaydetectsmallormediumobjects
placedontheseatcushion.Formostobjectsthatareinthefront
passengerseat,thepassengerairbagwillbedisabled.Eventhoughthe
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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