Ford Escape: Safety Canopy System
WARNING: Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the headliner at the siderail that may come into contact with a deploying Safety Canopy . Failure to follow these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in the event of a collision.
WARNING: Do not lean your head on the door. The Safety Canopy could injure you as it deploys from the headliner.
WARNING: Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the Safety Canopy System, its fuses, the A, B, or C pillar trim, or the headliner on a vehicle containing a Safety Canopy . Contact your authorized dealer as soon as possible.
WARNING: All occupants of the vehicle including the driver should always wear their safety belts even when an airbag SRS and Safety Canopy System is provided.
WARNING: To reduce risk of injury, do not obstruct or place objects in the deployment path of the inflatable Safety Canopy
Determining if the system is operational
The SRS uses a readiness light in the instrument cluster or a tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer to Warning lights and chimes in the Instrument Cluster chapter. Routine maintenance ...How does the Safety Canopy System work?
The design and development of the Safety Canopy system included recommended testing procedures that were developed by a group of automotive safety experts known as the Side Airbag Technical Worki ...See also:
Automatic transmission
WARNING
It is dangerous to shift the automatic transmission out of parking position P
or neutral position N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot
is not firmly on the b ...
Important safety notes
See the "Important safety notes" section ().
If ESP® detects that the vehicle is deviating from the direction desired by the
driver, one or more wheels are braked to stabilize the veh ...
Disconnecting an iPod
You can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see ‘‘OK to
disconnect’’ message* in the iPod
display. Always make sure you see
‘‘OK to disconnect’’ message in the
iPod disp ...