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Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This

indicates the seatbelt is now in the

automatic locking mode.

How to Disengage the Automatic

Locking Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt and allow it to retract

completely to disengage the automatic

locking mode and activate the vehicle

sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

SEATBELT HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

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WARNING

To adjust the shoulder belt height:

Position the safety belt height

adjuster so that the belt rests across

the middle of your shoulder. Failure

to adjust the safety belt properly could

reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt

and increase the risk of injury in a crash.

1. Press the button and slide the height

adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is

locked in place.

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so

the belt rests across the middle of your

shoulder.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP

AND INDICATOR CHIME

This lamp illuminates and an

audible warning will sound if the

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driver's safety belt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is

turned on.

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Conditions of operation

If...

Then...

The driver's safety belt is not buckled

The safety belt warning light illuminates 1-

before the ignition switch is turned to the 2 minutes and the warning chime sounds

on position...

4-8 seconds.

The driver's safety belt is buckled while the The safety belt warning light and warning

indicator light is illuminated and the

warning chime is sounding...

chime turn off.

The driver's safety belt is buckled before The safety belt warning light and indicator

the ignition switch is turned to the on posi-

tion...

chime remain off.

The system uses information from the

front passenger sensing system to

determine if a front seat passenger is

present and therefore potentially in need

of a warning. To avoid activating the

Belt-Minder feature for objects you place

in the front passenger seat, only the front

seat passengers receive warnings as

determined by the front passenger sensing

system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire

(warnings for about five minutes) for one

passenger (driver or front passenger), the

other passenger can still cause the

Belt-Minder feature to turn on.

SEATBELT REMINDER

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the safety belt

warning function by providing additional

reminders that intermittently sound a tone

and illuminate the safety belt warning light

when you are in the driver seat or you have

a front seat passenger and a safety belt is

unbuckled.

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If...

Then...

You and the front seat passenger buckle

your safety belts before you switch the

ignition on or less than 1-2 minutes elapse

after you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You or the front seat passenger do not

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

buckle your safety belts before your vehicle safety belt warning light illuminates and a

reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

minutes elapse after you switch the ignition 25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

on...

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

The safety belt for the driver or front

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the

passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute safety belt warning light illuminates and a

while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every

(9.7 km/h) and more than 1-2 minutes

elapse after you switch the ignition on...

25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes

or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before

proceeding with the programming

procedure.

Deactivating and Activating the

Belt-Minder Feature

Before following the procedure, make sure

WARNING

that:

While the system allows you to

deactivate it, this system is designed

to improve your chances of being

safely belted and surviving an accident.

We recommend you leave the system

activated for yourself and others who may

use the vehicle.

•

The parking brake is set.

The transmission is in park (P)

(automatic transmission) or neutral

(N) (manual transmission).

•

The ignition is off.

The driver and front passenger safety

belts are unbuckled.

Note: The driver and front passenger

warnings switch on and off independently.

When you perform this procedure for one

seating position, do not buckle the other

position as this will terminate the process.

Note: If you are using MyKey™, you cannot

disable the Belt-Minder. Also, if you have

previously disabled the Belt-Minder, it will

be re-enabled during the use of MyKey™.

See MyKey™ (page 54).

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

vehicle.

2. Wait until the safety belt warning light

turns off (about one minute). After

Step 2, wait an additional 5 seconds

before proceeding with Step 3. Once

you start Step 3, you must complete

the procedure within 60 seconds.

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3. For the seating position you are

Ford Motor Company recommends that

all safety belt assemblies in use in vehicles

involved in a crash be replaced. However,

if the crash was minor and an authorized

dealer finds that the belts do not show

damage and continue to operate properly,

they do not need to be replaced. Safety

belt assemblies not in use during a crash

should also be inspected and replaced if

either damage or improper operation is

noted.

switching off, buckle then unbuckle the

safety belt three times at a moderate

speed, ending in the unbuckled state.

After Step 3, the safety belt warning

light turns on.

4. While the safety belt warning light is

on, buckle and then unbuckle the

safety belt. After Step 4, the safety belt

warning light flashes for confirmation.

•

This will switch the feature off for that

Properly care for safety belts. See Vehicle

seating position if it is currently on.

Care (page 237).

This will switch the feature on for that

seating position if it is currently off.

SEATBELT EXTENSION

CHILD RESTRAINT AND

WARNINGS

SEATBELT MAINTENANCE

Persons who fit into the vehicle's

seatbelt should not use an extension.

Unnecessary use could result in

serious personal injury in the event of a

crash.

Inspect the vehicle safety belts and child

safety seat systems periodically to make

sure they work properly and are not

damaged. Inspect the vehicle and child

seat safety belts to make sure there are no

nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if necessary.

All vehicle safety belt assemblies, including

retractors, buckles, front safety belt buckle

assemblies, buckle support assemblies

(slide bar-if equipped), shoulder belt

height adjusters (if equipped), shoulder

belt guide on seat back (if equipped), child

safety seat LATCH and tether anchors, and

attaching hardware, should be inspected

after a crash. Read the child restraint

manufacturer's instructions for additional

inspection and maintenance information

specific to the child restraint.

Only use extensions provided free of

charge by Ford Motor Company

dealers. The dealer will provide an

extension designed specifically for this

vehicle, model year and seating position.

The use of an extension intended for

another vehicle, model year or seating

position may not offer you the full

protection of your vehicle’s seatbelt

restraint system.

Never use seatbelt extensions to

install child restraints.

Do not use a seatbelt extension with

an inflatable seatbelt.

Do not use extensions to change the

fit of the belt across the torso, over

the lap or to make the seatbelt

buckle easier to reach.

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If, because of body size or driving position,

it is not possible to properly fasten the

seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an

extension that is compatible with the

seatbelts is available free of charge from

Ford Motor Company dealers. Only Ford

seatbelt extensions made by the original

equipment seatbelts manufacturer should

be used with Ford seatbelts. Ask your

authorized dealer if your extension is

compatible with your Ford vehicle restraint

system.

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Personal Safety System™

The Personal Safety System provides an

How Does the Personal Safety

System Work?

improved overall level of frontal crash

protection to front seat occupants and is

designed to help further reduce the risk of

airbag-related injuries. The system is able

to analyze different occupant conditions

and crash severity before activating the

appropriate safety devices to help better

protect a range of occupants in a variety

of frontal crash situations.

The Personal Safety System can adapt the

deployment strategy of the safety devices

according to crash severity and occupant

conditions. A collection of crash and

occupant sensors provides information to

the restraints control module. During a

crash, the restraints control module may

deploy the seatbelt pretensioners, one or

both stages of the dual-stage airbags

based on crash severity and occupant

conditions.

The Vehicle Personal Safety System

consists of:

•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag

supplemental restraints.

Front seat outboard seatbelts with

pretensioners, energy management

retractors and seatbelt usage sensors.

•

Driver seat position sensor.

Passenger seat position sensor.

Front passenger sensing system.

Passenger airbag off and on indicator

lamp.

•

Front crash severity sensors.

Restraints control module with impact

and safing sensors.

•

Restraint system warning light and

backup tone.

The electrical wiring for the airbags,

crash sensors, seatbelt pretensioners,

front seatbelt usage sensors, driver

seat position sensor, passenger seat

position sensor, front passenger

sensing system and indicator lights.

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Supplementary Restraints System

The airbags are a supplemental restraint

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

system and are designed to work with the

safety belts to help protect the driver and

right front passenger from certain upper

body injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly;

there is a risk of injury from a deploying

airbag.

WARNINGS

Airbags do not inflate slowly or

gently, and the risk of injury from a

deploying airbag is the greatest close

to the trim covering the airbag module.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a

cloud of harmless powdery residue if an

airbag deploys. This is normal.

All occupants of your vehicle,

including the driver, should always

properly wear their safety belts, even

when an airbag supplemental restraint

system is provided. Failure to properly wear

your safety belt could seriously increase

the risk of injury or death.

The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly

upon activation. After airbag deployment,

it is normal to notice a smoke-like, powdery

residue or smell the burnt propellant. This

may consist of cornstarch, talcum powder

(to lubricate the bag) or sodium

Always transport children 12 years

old and under in the back seat and

always properly use appropriate

compounds (for example, baking soda)

that result from the combustion process

that inflates the airbag. Small amounts of

sodium hydroxide may be present which

may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of

the residue is toxic.

child restraints. Failure to follow this could

seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

Never place your arm over the airbag

module as a deploying airbag can

result in serious arm fractures or

other injuries.

While the system is designed to help

reduce serious injuries, contact with a

deploying airbag may also cause abrasions

or swelling. Temporary hearing loss is also

a possibility as a result of the noise

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a

child seat. Never place a rear-facing

child seat in front of an active airbag.

If you must use a forward-facing child seat

in the front seat, move the seat upon which

the child seat is installed all the way back.

associated with a deploying airbag.

Because airbags must inflate rapidly and

with considerable force, there is the risk of

death or serious injuries such as fractures,

facial and eye injuries or internal injuries,

particularly to occupants who are not

properly restrained or are otherwise out of

position at the time of airbag deployment.

Thus, it is extremely important that

Do not attempt to service, repair, or

modify the airbag supplemental

restraint systems or its fuses as you

could be seriously injured or killed. Contact

your authorized dealer as soon as possible.

occupants be properly restrained as far

away from the airbag module as possible

while maintaining vehicle control.

Several airbag system components

get hot after inflation. To reduce the

risk of injury, do not touch them after

inflation.

If the airbag has deployed, the airbag

will not function again and must be

replaced immediately. If the airbag

is not replaced, the unrepaired area will

increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Routine maintenance of the airbags is not

required.

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Supplementary Restraints System

ProperDriverandFrontPassenger

DRIVER AND PASSENGER

AIRBAGS

Seating Adjustment

WARNING

WARNINGS

National Highway Traffic Safety

Never place your arm or any objects

over an airbag module. Placing your

arm over a deploying airbag can

Administration (NHTSA)

recommends a minimum distance

of at least 10 inches (25 centimeters)

between an occupant’s chest and the

driver airbag module.

result in serious arm fractures or other

injuries. Objects placed on or over the

airbag inflation area may cause those

objects to be propelled by the airbag into

your face and torso causing serious injury.

To properly position yourself away from

the airbag:

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a

•

Move your seat to the rear as far as you

can while still reaching the pedals

comfortably.

child seat. Never place a rear-facing

child seat in front of an active airbag.

If you must use a forward-facing child seat

in the front seat, move the seat upon which

the child seat is installed all the way back.

•

Recline the seat slightly (one or two

degrees) from the upright position.

After all occupants have adjusted their

seats and put on safety belts, it is very

important that they continue to sit

properly. A properly seated occupant sits

upright, leaning against the seat back, and

centered on the seat cushion, with their

feet comfortably extended on the floor.

Sitting improperly can increase the chance

of injury in a crash event. For example, if

an occupant slouches, lies down, turns

sideways, sits forward, leans forward or

sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the

chance of injury during a crash is greatly

increased.

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The driver and front passenger airbags will

deploy during significant frontal and near

frontal crashes.

Children and Airbags

WARNING

The driver and passenger front airbag

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a

system consists of:

child seat. Never place a rear-facing

•

Driver and passenger airbag modules.

Front passenger sensing system.

child seat in front of an active airbag.

If you must use a forward-facing child seat

in the front seat, move the seat upon which

the child seat is installed all the way back.

· Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

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See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 45).

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Supplementary Restraints System

WARNINGS

Do not stow objects in the seatback

map pocket or hang objects off a

seatback if a child is in the front

passenger seat. Do not place objects under

the front passenger seat or between the

seat and the center console. Check the

passenger airbag indicator lamp for proper

airbag status. Failure to follow these

instructions may interfere with the front

passenger seat sensing system and

increase the risk of serious injury.

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Any alteration or modification to the

front passenger seat may affect the

performance of the front passenger

sensing system. This could seriously

increase the risk of injury or death.

Children must always be properly

restrained. Accident statistics suggest that

children are safer when properly restrained

in the rear seating positions than in the

front seating position. Failure to follow

these instructions may increase the risk of

injury in a crash.

This system works with sensors that are

part of the front passenger seat and

seatbelt to detect the presence of a

properly-seated occupant and determine

if the front passenger frontal airbag should

be enabled (may inflate) or not.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSING

SYSTEM

WARNINGS

Even with advanced restraints

systems, properly restrain children

12 and under in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could

seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

Sitting improperly, out of position or

with the seatback reclined too far

can take weight off the seat cushion

and affect the decision of the passenger

sensing system, resulting in serious injury

or death in the event of a crash. Always sit

upright against your seat back, with your

feet on the floor.

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The front passenger sensing system uses

a passenger airbag status indicator that

illuminates indicating that the front

passenger frontal airbag is either ON

(enabled) or OFF (disabled).

The indicator lamp is located in the center

stack of the instrument panel.

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Supplementary Restraints System

Note: The passenger airbag status indicator

The front passenger sensing system is

designed to enable (may inflate) the front

passenger's frontal airbag anytime the

system senses that a person of adult size

is sitting properly in the front passenger

seat.

OFF and ON indicator lamps illuminate for

a short period of time when the ignition is

first turned on to confirm it is functional.

The front passenger sensing system is

designed to disable (will not inflate) the

front passenger frontal airbag when the

front passenger seat is unoccupied, or a

rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing

child restraint, or a booster seat is

detected. Even with this technology,

parents are strongly encouraged to

always properly restrain children in the rear

seat. The sensor also turns off the

passenger front airbag when the passenger

seat is empty.

•

When the front passenger sensing

system enables the front passenger

frontal airbag (may inflate), the

passenger airbag status indicator

illuminates the ON lamp and remains

illuminated.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front

passenger seat, but the airbag off indicator

lamp is lit, it is possible that the person is

not sitting properly in the seat. If this

happens:

•

When the front passenger sensing

system disables (will not inflate) the

front passenger frontal airbag, the

passenger airbag status indicator

illuminates the OFF lamp and stays lit

to remind you that the front passenger

frontal airbag is disabled.

•

Turn the vehicle off and ask the person

to place the seatback in the full upright

position.

Have the person sit upright in the seat,

centered on the seat cushion, with the

person’s legs comfortably extended.

Restart the vehicle and have the person

remain in this position for about two

minutes. This allows the system to

detect that person and enable the

passenger’s frontal airbag.

•

If the child restraint has been installed

and the passenger airbag status

indicator illuminates the ON lamp, then

turn the vehicle off, remove the child

restraint from the vehicle and reinstall

the restraint following the child

•

If the indicator OFF lamp remains lit

even after this, the person should be

advised to ride in the rear seat.

restraint manufacturer's instructions.

Occupant

Passenger airbag status

indicator

Passenger airbag

Empty

OFF: Lit

ON: Unlit

OFF: Lit

Disabled

Child

Adult

Disabled

Enabled

ON: Unlit

OFF: Unlit

ON: Lit

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Supplementary Restraints System

After all occupants have adjusted their

The driver or adult passengers should

check for any objects that may be lodged

underneath the front passenger seat or

cargo interfering with the seat.

If objects are lodged or cargo is interfering

with the seat, please take the following

steps to remove the obstruction:

seats and put on seatbelts, it is very

important that they continue to sit

properly. A properly seated occupant sits

upright, leaning against the seatback, and

centered on the seat cushion, with their

feet comfortably extended on the floor.

Sitting improperly can increase the chance

of injury in a crash event. For example, if

an occupant slouches, lies down, turns

sideways, sits forward, leans forward or

sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the

chance of injury during a crash is greatly

increased.

•

Pull the vehicle over.

Turn the vehicle off.

Driver or adult passengers should

check for any objects lodged

underneath the front passenger seat

or cargo interfering with the seat.

If you think that the status of the passenger

airbag indicator lamp is incorrect, check

for the following:

•

Remove the obstruction(s) (if found).

Restart the vehicle.

Wait at least two minutes and verify

that the airbag readiness lamp is no

longer illuminated

•

Objects lodged underneath the seat.

Objects between the seat cushion and

the center console.

•

If the airbag readiness lamp remains

illuminated, this may or may not be a

problem due to the front passenger

sensing system.

•

Objects hanging off the seatback.

Objects stowed in the seatback map

pocket.

•

Objects placed on the occupant’s lap.

Cargo interference with the seat.

Do not attempt to repair or service the

system. Take your vehicle immediately to

an authorized dealer.

If it is necessary to modify an advanced

front airbag system to accommodate a

person with disabilities, contact the Ford

Customer Relationship Center. See

Getting the Services You Need (page

194).

Other passengers pushing or pulling on

the seat.

•

Rear passenger feet and knees resting

or pushing on the seat.

The conditions listed above may cause the

weight of a properly seated occupant to

be incorrectly interpreted by the front

passenger sensing system. The person in

the front passenger seat may appear

heavier or lighter due to the conditions

described in the list above.

SIDE AIRBAGS

WARNINGS

Do not place objects or mount

equipment on or near the airbag

Make sure the front passenger

sensing system is operating

cover, on the side of the seatbacks

(of the front seats), or in front seat areas

that may come into contact with a

deploying airbag. Failure to follow these

instructions may increase the risk of

personal injury in the event of a crash.

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properly, See Crash Sensors

and Airbag Indicator (page 45).

If the airbag readiness lamp is lit, do

the following:

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Supplementary Restraints System

The system consists of the following:

WARNINGS

•

A label or embossed side panel

indicating that side airbags are fitted

to your vehicle.

Do not use accessory seat covers.

The use of accessory seat covers

may prevent the deployment of the

side airbags and increase the risk of injury

in an accident.

•

Side airbags inside the driver and front

passenger seatbacks.

Do not lean your head on the door.

The side airbag could injure you as it

deploys from the side of the

seatback.

Do not attempt to service, repair, or

modify the seat airbag supplemental

restraint systems, its fuses or the

seat cover on a vehicle containing seat

airbags as you could be seriously injured

or killed. Contact your authorized dealer

as soon as possible.

If the side airbag has deployed, the

airbag will not function again. The

side airbag system (including the

seat) must be inspected as soon as

possible. If the airbag is not replaced, the

unrepaired area will increase the risk of

injury in a crash.

Front passenger sensing system.

Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

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See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 45).

The design and development of the side

airbag system included recommended

testing procedures that were developed

by a group of automotive safety experts

known as the Side Airbag Technical

Working Group. These recommended

testing procedures help reduce the risk of

injuries related to the deployment of side

airbags.

DRIVER KNEE AIRBAG

A driver's knee airbag is located under the

instrument panel. During a crash, the

restraints control module may activate the

driver's knee airbag based on crash severity

and occupant conditions. Under certain

crash and occupant conditions, the driver’s

knee airbag may deploy but the driver’s

front airbag may not activate. As with front

and side airbags, it is important to be

properly seated and restrained to reduce

the risk of death or serious injury.

The side airbags are on the outboard side

of the seatbacks of the front seats. The

airbag was designed to inflate between

the door panel and occupant to further

enhance the protection provided to

occupants in certain side impact crashes.

Make sure the knee airbag is

operating properly. See Crash

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Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 45).

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