2003 FORD SUPER DUTY Owners Manual

To gain access to the storage
compartment in your armrest, lift
the latch to open the lid. The lid
cannot be opened in the upright
position.
Captain’s chair (if equipped)
•Lift the bar to move the seat
forward or rearward. Make sure
that the seat is relatched into
place.
•To recline the seatback, pull the
release lever handle located on
the side of the seat up.
•Push down the lever (if
equipped) located at the bottom
of the seatback to quicklyfold the
seatback forward.
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Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion.
Press to raise or lower the front
portion of the seat cushion.
Press to raise or lower the rear
portion of the seat cushion.
Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.
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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.
Heated seats (if equipped)
To operate the heated seats:
•Push control to activate.
•Push again to deactivate.
The indicator light on the control
will illuminate when activated.
The system automatically shuts off
after 10 minutes.
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 lever to release seat cushion.
2. Rotate seat cushion up until it
locks into vertical storage position.
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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
injuryduring a sudden stop.
1. Pull lever on the side of the seat to release seat cushion from storage
position.
2. Push seat cushion down until it locks into horizontal position.
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Safety restraints precautions
Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap
belt snug and low across the hips.
To reduce the risk of injury, make sure children sit where they
can be properlyrestrained.
Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the
vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from
injuryin a collision.
All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properlywear their safetybelts, even when an air bag (SRS) is
provided.
It is extremelydangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or
outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likelyto be seriouslyinjured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in anyarea of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and
safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safetybelt properly.
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantlymore likely
to die than a person wearing a safetybelt.
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Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific safety belt
assemblywhich is made up of one buckle and one tongue that
are designed to be used as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the
outside shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt under the arm.
2) Never swing the safetybelt around your neck over the inside
shoulder. 3) Never use a single belt for more than one person.
Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back
seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints.
Safetybelts and seats can become hot in a vehicle that has been
closed up in sunnyweather; theycould burn a small child. Check
seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them.
Combination lap and shoulder belts
1. Insert the belt tongue into the
proper buckle (the buckle closest to
the direction the tongue is coming
from) until you hear a snap and feel
it latch. Make sure the tongue is
securelyfastened in the buckle.
2. To unfasten, push the release
button and remove the tongue from
the buckle.
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The front and rear outboard safetyrestraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The front passenger and rear seat
outboard safetybelts have two types of locking modes described below:
Vehicle sensitive mode
This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenlyor turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 8 km/h (5
mph) or more, the combination safetybelts will lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and passengers.
On SuperCab and CrewCab models, the front seat belt system can also
be made to lock manuallybyquicklypulling on the shoulder belt.
Rear seat belts (if equipped) cannot be made to lock up bypulling
quicklyon the belt.
Automatic locking mode
The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver safetybelt.
When to use the automatic locking mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt is automaticallypre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove anyslack in the shoulder belt. The automatic
locking mode is not available on the driver safetybelt.
This mode should be usedany timea child safetyseat is installed in a
passenger front or outboard rear seating position (if equipped). Children
12 years old and under should be properly restrained in the rear seat
whenever possible. Refer toSafety restraints for childrenorSafety
seats for childrenlater in this chapter.
How to use the automatic locking mode
•Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
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•Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire
belt is pulled out.
•Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the safetybelt is now in the automatic locking
mode.
How to disengage the automatic locking mode
Disconnect the combination lap/shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completelyto disengage the automatic locking mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
After anyvehicle collision, the front passenger and rear outboard
seat belt systems must be checked by a qualified technician to
verifythat the “automatic locking retractor” feature for child seats is
still functioning properly. In addition, all seat belts should be checked
for proper function.
BELT AND RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED if
the seat belt assembly“automatic locking retractor” feature or
anyother seat belt function is not operating properlywhen checked
according to the procedures in Workshop Manual. Failure to replace
the Belt and Retractor assemblycould increase the risk of injuryin
collisions.
Energy Management Feature
•This vehicle has a seat belt system with an energy management
feature at the front outboard seating positions to help further reduce
the risk of injuryin the event of a head-on collision.
•The front outboard seat belt systems have a retractor assembly that is
designed to payout webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is
designed to help reduce the belt force acting on the occupant’s chest.
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Safety belt replacement label
The short plastic boot on the front
safetybelt at the passenger
outboard anchor location covers a
“Replace Belt” label on the safety
belt.
In the event of a collision, the
colored label (REPLACE BELT)
maybecome visible. If this occurs,
the safety belt must be replaced.
Whenever the yellow
portion of the label is
visible, the safetybelt must be
replaced.
Failure to follow these
instructions will affect the
performance of the safetybelts
and increase the risk of personal
injury.
Safety belt pretensioner
Your vehicle is equipped with safetybelt pretensioners at the driver and
front outboard passenger seating positions.
The Seat Integrated Restraints (SIR) seat (which has shoulder belts
attached to the corners of the front seat back) is equipped with a buckle
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