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Introduction
About This Manual...........................................7
Symbols Glossary.............................................7
Data Recording..................................................9
California Proposition 65.............................10
Perchlorate........................................................10
Ford Credit..........................................................11
Replacement Parts
Recommendation........................................11
Special Notices.................................................11
Mobile Communications
Equipment.....................................................12
Export Unique Options..................................13
Child Safety
General Information.......................................14
Child Seats.........................................................16
Child Seat Positioning...................................16
Booster Seats....................................................17
Installing Child Seats.....................................19
Child Safety Locks.........................................24
Safety Belts
Principle of Operation..................................26
Fastening the Safety Belts..........................27
Safety Belt Height Adjustment................30
Safety Belt Warning Lamp and Indicator
Chime.............................................................30
Safety Belt Minder..........................................31
Child Restraint and Safety Belt
Maintenance................................................33
Personal Safety System™
Personal Safety System™..........................34
Supplementary Restraints
System
Principle of Operation..................................35
Driver and Passenger Airbags...................36
Knee Airbag.......................................................37
Front Passenger Sensing System.............37
Side Airbags.....................................................40
Safety Canopy®..............................................41
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator........42
Airbag Disposal...............................................43
Keys and Remote Controls
Principle of Operation..................................44
General Information on Radio
Frequencies..................................................44
Remote Control..............................................44
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote
Control...........................................................48
MyKey®
Principle of Operation..................................49
Creating a MyKey...........................................49
Clearing All MyKeys.......................................50
Checking MyKey System Status..............50
Using MyKey With Remote Start
Systems.........................................................50
MyKey Troubleshooting................................51
Locks
Locking and Unlocking.................................54
Manual Liftgate...............................................57
Power Liftgate..................................................57
Keyless Entry...................................................60
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System.........................62
Anti-Theft Alarm............................................63
Steering Wheel
Adjusting the Steering Wheel...................64
Audio Control..................................................64
Voice Control...................................................66
Cruise Control.................................................66
Information Display Control......................66
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