2006 FORD FREESTAR seats

The cupholder is designed to detach from the seat when subjected to
heavy load. The cupholder can be reinstalled by returning to the closed
position.
Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard objects can injure you
in a collision.
Adjusting 2nd row seats (if equipped)
Lift control to adjust seat forward or backward.
•2nd row bucket seat (if
equipped)
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•2nd row bench seat (if equipped)
Note: This seat can be moved
forward to keep a child in a
LATCH child restraint attached
to the LATCH anchors at the
center of the bench seat close to
the front seat occupants or to
increase cargo room without
removing the seat. The seat
should be moved to the full
rearward position when it is
occupied by older children or adults, and when child seats are
installed at the seating positions.
Adjusting second row bucket and bench seat back
Pull control forward to adjust seat
back. Using same control will fold
the seat back flat.
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.
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Continuing to lift the handle will
tumble the seat forward, allowing
easier access to the third row seat.
After entering the 3rd row seat,
return the seat from the tumbled
position and latch it to the floor.
Operate recline control to return the
seatback to the upright position.
Note:
•Ensure that the seat and seatback
is latched securely in position.
•Keep floor area free of objects
that would prevent proper seat
engagement.
•Do not adjust or release the seat
floor latch while vehicle is in
motion.
•Do not operate the vehicle with seats in tumbled 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.
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Before returning the seatback to its original position, make sure
that cargo or any objects are not trapped underneath the
seatback. After returning the seatback to its original position, pull on
the seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An unlatched seat may
become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or collision.
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.
Second row bench seat tip slide feature
1. Push the side easy-entry control
handle forward and allow the seat
back to flip forward.
2. Push the seat forward to allow
access to the third row.
After entering the 3rd row, pull back
the seatback until it latches. This
will latch and lock the seatback and
the seat track. The seatback and
seat will not return to their original
position.
Note:Ensure the front row seat is
in a forward position to allow the
seat to return.
Exiting the third row seat
Second row bucket seats (if equipped)
Follow directions for accessing the third row seat
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Second row bench seat
To exit the third row, activate the
easy entry system by pulling on the
strap on the rear of the seat. This
will cause the seatback to flip
forward and the seat track latches
to open.
Push the seat forward to allow
easier exit from the third row.
After exiting the third row, push
rearward on the cushion of the seat
to return the seat to its original
position.
Push the seatback rearward until it
latches. This will latch and lock the
seatback and the seat track.
Before returning the seatback to its original position, make sure
that cargo or any objects are not trapped underneath the
seatback. After returning the seatback to its original position, pull on
the seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An unlatched seat may
become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or collision.
Note:Do not attempt to return the seat by pushing on the seatback, as
this will cause the seat tracks to re-lock before the seat can be returned.
Push on the cushion to return the seat.
Removal of second row seats from vehicle
1. Place the front row seat in a forward position to allow the 2nd row
seat to be fully upright.
2. Place the 2nd row seat in a rear position to allow the 2nd row seat to
be fully upright.
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4. Position seatback in full down
position.
5. From behind seat pull straight
back on the release handles located
on each side of the seat, releasing
the rear floor latches.
6. Lift up the seat by the release
handles to clear the floor latches
and then pull the seat rearward
until the front hooks have come out
of the floor tubs.
7. Remove the seat.
Installation of second row seats
Second row bucket seats
Prior to installation, ensure that the seats are on the correct side of the
vehicle. Ensure that the seat is positioned so that the seat belt buckle is
near the center aisle of the vehicle. The seatback must be folded flat
prior to installation.
1. Position the seat in vehicle. Place
first row seat in a forward position
to allow the second row seat to be
installed.
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occupants, this occurs when the occupant is not properly restrained by
seat belts or child safety seats and they move forward during pre-crash
braking. The most effective way to reduce the risk of unnecessary
injuries is to make sure all occupants are properly restrained. Accident
statistics suggest that children are much safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions than in the front.
Air bags can kill or injure a child in a child seat.NEVERplace a
rear-facing child seat in front of an active air bag. If you must
use a forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the seat all the
way back.
Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back
seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints.
The passenger occupant classification sensor can automatically turn off
the passenger front airbag. The system is designed to help protect small
(child size) occupants from airbag deployments when they are
improperly seated or restrained in the front passenger seat contrary to
proper child-seating or restraint usage recommendations. Even with this
technology, parents areSTRONGLYencouraged to always properly
restrain children in the rear seat. The sensor also turns off the
passenger’s front airbag, and side airbag if equipped, when the passenger
seat is empty to prevent unnecessary replacement of the airbag(s) after
a collision.
Front safety belt usage sensors
The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and
front outboard passenger safety belts are fastened. This information
allows your Personal Safety System
to tailor the airbag deployment and
safety belt pretensioner activation depending upon safety belt usage.
Refer toSafety beltsection in this chapter.
Front safety belt pretensioners
The safety belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are
designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body
during frontal collisions, and side collisions and rollovers when the
vehicle is equipped with the available Safety Canopy
system. This
maximizes the effectiveness of the safety belts. In frontal collisions, the
safety belt pretensioners can be activated alone or, if the collision is of
sufficient severity, together with the front airbags.
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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.
All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag
supplemental restraint system (SRS) is provided.
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 seat 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.
Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back
seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints.
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