2008 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefrontpassengersensingsystem
usesaЉpassengerairbagoffЉor
ЉpassairbagoffЉindicatorwhichwill
illuminateandstaylittoremindyou
thatthefrontpassengerfrontalairbagisoff.Theindicatorlampis
locatedinthecenterstackoftheinstrumentpaneljustabovetheair
vents.
Note:Theindicatorlampwillilluminateforashortperiodoftimewhen
theignitionisturnedtotheONpositiontoconfirmitisfunctional.
Whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied(emptyseat)orinthe
eventthatthefrontpassengerfrontalairbagisenabled(mayinflate),the
indicatorlampwillbeunlit.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemisdesignedtodisable(willnot
inflate)thefrontpassenger’sfrontalairbagwhenarearfacinginfant
seat,aforward-facingchildrestraint,oraboosterseatisdetected.
Whenthefrontpassengersensingsystemdisables(willnotinflate)
thefrontpassengerfrontalairbag,theindicatorlampwillilluminate
andstaylittoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontalairbagis
disabled.
Ifthechildrestrainthasbeeninstalledandtheindicatorlampisnot
lit,thenturnthevehicleoff,removethechildrestraintfromthe
vehicleandreinstalltherestraintfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemisdesignedtoenable(mayinflate)
thefrontpassenger’sfrontalairbaganytimethesystemsensesthata
personofadultsizeissittingproperlyinthefrontpassengerseat.
Whenthefrontpassengersensingsystemenablesthefrontpassenger
frontalairbag(mayinflate),theindicatorwillbeunlitandstayunlit.
Ifapersonofadultsizeissittinginthefrontpassenger’sseat,butthe
ЉpassengerairbagoffЉorЉpassairbagoffЉindicatorlampislit,itis
possiblethatthepersonisn’tsittingproperlyintheseat.Ifthishappens:
Turnthevehicleoffandaskthepersontoplacetheseatbackinthe
fulluprightposition.
Havethepersonsituprightintheseat,centeredontheseatcushion,
withtheperson’slegscomfortablyextended.
Restartthevehicleandhavethepersonremaininthispositionfor
abouttwominutes.Thiswillallowthesystemtodetectthatperson
andenablethepassenger’sfrontalairbag.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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