Ford Escape: Driver’s seat position sensor
The driver’s seat position sensor allows your Personal Safety System to tailor the deployment level of the driver dual-stage airbag based on seat position. The system is designed to help protect smaller drivers sitting close to the driver airbag by providing a lower airbag output level.
Front crash severity sensor
The front crash severity sensor enhances the ability to detect the severity of an impact. Positioned up front, it provides valuable information early in the crash event on the severity of the impact ...Front passenger sensing system
For airbags to do their job they must inflate with great force, and this force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are very close to the airbag when it begins to inflate. For some o ...See also:
Engine and cooling system
Under special conditions, for example when
driving in hilly terrain, extreme heat or with
heavy loads, there is a risk that the engine and
cooling system will overheat. Proceed as follows
to a ...
All-Wheel Drive warning light (AT models)
This light illuminates when All-Wheel
Drive is disengaged and the drive mechanism
is switched to Front Wheel Drive
for maintenance or similar purposes.
It flashes if the vehicle is driven w ...
Locking and unlocking centrally
The SmartKey centrally locks/unlocks:
the doors
the tailgate
the fuel filler flap
1 Locks the vehicle
2 Opens/closes the tailgate
3 Unlocks the vehicle
When unlocking, the turn sign ...