2005 FORD F650 Owners Manual

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.
Recline seat (if equipped)
Move handle to the left to move seat
forward or backward.
Rotate control to adjust seatback.
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Easy-Aire seat (if equipped)
Move handle to the left to move seat
forward or backward.
Rotate control to adjust seatback.
Pump handle to raise seat height.
Push handle full down to lower.
Always adjust the seat height
beforefastening seat belt.
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Air-Ride seat (if equipped)
Push up on the switch to raise the
seat height.
Press down on the switch to lower
the seat height.
Always adjust the seat heightbeforefastening seat belt.
Press up on the switch to increase
the firmness (lumbar support) of
the seatback.
Press down on the switch to reduce
the firmness (lumbar support) of
the seatback.
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40/20/40 split bench seat (if equipped)
•Lift the track release bar to move
the seat forward or backward.
Ensure the seat is re-latched into
place.
•Pull the handle on the side of the
seat up to recline the seat.
•Push down the lever located at
the bottom of the seatback to
quickly fold the seatback forward.
Using the manual lumbar support
For more lumbar support, turn the
lumbar support control toward the
front of the vehicle.
For less lumbar support, turn the
lumbar support control toward the
rear of the vehicle.
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.
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Press to raise or lower the rear
portion of the seat cushion.
Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.
Heated seats (if equipped)
To operate the heated seats:
•Push control to activate.
•Push again to deactivate.
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REAR FLIP-UP SEAT (IF EQUIPPED)
Flipping-up the seat
The rear seatback has a split 60/40
seat. Each seat cushion can be
flipped-up into the seatback
position.
1. Pull the control to release the
seat cushion.
2. Rotate the seat cushion up until it
locks into the vertical storage
position.
Returning the seat to horizontal position
Always latch the vehicle seat to the floor, whether the seat is
occupied or empty. If not latched, the seat may cause injury
during a sudden stop.
Make sure the safety belts are accessible and not trapped behind
the seat when the seat is returned to its horizontal position.
1. Pull the control on the side of the seat to release the seat cushion
from its storage position.
2. Push the seat cushion down until it locks into the 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 properly restrained.
All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts.
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Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the
vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from
injury in a collision.
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or
outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area 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
safety belt properly.
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a safety belt.
Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific safety belt
assembly which 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 safety belt around your neck over the inside shoulder.
3) Never use a single belt for more than one person.
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
securely fastened in the buckle.
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2. To unfasten, push the release
button and remove the tongue from
the buckle.
The front and rear outboard safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The front and rear seat passenger
outboard safety belts have vehicle sensitive emergency locking retractors.
Vehicle sensitive retractor
The vehicle sensitive retractor allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and locks in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 5 mph (8
km/h) or more, the combination safety belts will lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and passengers.
Front safety belt height adjustment
Regular cab, SuperCab and CrewCab vehicles have safety belt height
adjustments for the driver and front passenger. Adjust the height of the
shoulder belt so the belt rests across the middle of your shoulder.
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