Ford Escape: Children and airbags
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 collision.
WARNING: 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 all the way back.
Important SRS precautions
The SRS is designed to work with the safety belt 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 ...How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
The airbag SRS is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains a longitudinal deceleration sufficient to cause the airbag sensors to close an electrical circuit that initiates airbag inflation. ...See also:
Child safety
Do not allow children to play with the
seat belts. Most seating positions are
equipped with Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) mode seat belts. If the
seat belt becomes wrapped around a
chi ...
Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the control panel. The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turn ...
Rear window wiper and washer switch
In freezing temperatures the washer
solution may freeze on the rear window
glass and obscure your vision. Warm
the rear window with the defroster
before you wash the rear window.
- Do ...