2003 FORD F150 Owners Manual

If the key has been successfully programmed it will start the vehicle’s
engine and the theft indicator light will illuminate for three seconds and
then go out.
If the key was not successfully programmed, it will not start your
vehicle’s engine and the theft indicator light will flash on and off, or stay
on for more than three seconds. If failure repeats, bring your vehicle to
your dealer to have the new key(s) programmed.
To program additional new unprogrammed key(s), repeat this procedure
from step 1 for each additional key.
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SEATING
Notes:
Reclining the seatback can cause an occupant to slide under the
seat’s safety belt, resulting in severe personal injuries in the
event of a collision.
Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to reduce the risk of
injury in a collision or sudden stop.
Adjustable head restraints (if equipped)
Head restraints help to limit head motion in the event of a rear collision.
Adjust your head restraint so that it is located directly or as close as
possible behind your head.
The head restraints can be moved
up and down.
Push control to lower head restraint.
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Full bench seat (if equipped)
•Lift the release bar to move the
seat forward or backward. Ensure
that the seat is relatched into
place.
•Pull up on the lever located at
the bottom of the seatback to
quickly fold the seatback forward.
60/40 split bench seat (if equipped)
•Lift the release bar to move the
seat forward or backward. Ensure
the seat is relatched into place.
•Pull the seatback handle up to
move the seat back forward or
backward.
•Push down the release lever (if
equipped) located on the back of
the seat to quickly fold the
seatback forward.
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Captain’s chair (if equipped)
•Lift the track release bar to move
the seat forward or rearward.
Make sure that the seat is
relatched into place.
•Pull the release lever handle
located on the side of the seat up
to move the seat back forward or
backward.
•Push down the release lever (if
equipped) located at the bottom
of the seatback to quickly fold the
seatback forward.
Adjusting the front manual seat
Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the vehicle is
moving.
Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap
belt snug and low across the hips.
Lift handle to move seat forward or
backward.
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Pull lever up to adjust seatback.
Using the manual lumbar support
For more lumbar support, turn the
lumbar support control toward the
front of vehicle.
For less lumbar support, turn the
lumbar support control toward the
rear of vehicle.
Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion.
Your vehicle will only be equipped with one of the two controls shown.
Press to raise or lower the front
portion of the seat cushion.
•Type A
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•Type B
Press to raise or lower the rear
portion of the seat cushion.
•Type A
•Type B
Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.
•Type A
•Type B
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Heated seats (if equipped)
To operate the heated seats:
•Push control located on the side
of the seat to activate.
•Push again to deactivate.
The indicator light on the control will illuminate when activated.
REAR SEATS
Folding up the rear seats (if equipped—SuperCab only)
The rear seatback has a split 60/40 seat. Each seat cushion can be
flipped up into the seatback position.
1. Pull control to release seat
cushion.
2. Rotate seat cushion up until it
locks into vertical storage position.
Returning the seat to seating position
Always be sure that the seat is in a latched position, whether the
seat is occupied or empty. If not latched, the seat may cause
injury during a sudden stop.
1. Pull control on the side of the seat to release seat cushion from
storage position.
2. Push seat cushion down until it locks into horizontal position.
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Folding down the rear seats (SuperCrew only)
The rear seatback has a split 60/40 seat. Each seat can be folded down
into the load floor position.
1. Remove the head restraint. Push
the release button at the base of the
head restraint post and pull the
head restraint up and out.
2. Pull control to release seat.
3. Pull seatback toward front seat
and down into load floor position.
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