GETTING STARTED
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features
Getting Started
Tribute Quick Tips®are
designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important
features of your Tribute.
The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips
®, locate
the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.
This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Tribute.
Items identified in blue text
call out important information.Passenger air bag
deactivation indicator lightFront passenger sensing system
is designed to turn off passenger
frontal air bag when a low weight
is detected, a person of adultsize
that is sitting properly in the
passenger front seat will enable
passenger frontal air bag.
The sensor also turns off the
passenger front air bag and seat-
mounted side air bag* when the
passenger seat is empty and seat
belt is unbuckled to prevent
unnecessary replacement of airbag(s) after a collision, PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is not
illuminated in this case.
The front passenger seat-mounted
side air bag* will be deactivated if
the sensor detects an empty seat;
otherwise, the seat-mounted side
air bag* will be enabled.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator (1)
will be illuminated to remind you
the passenger air bag is deactivated.
See Owner’s Manual for
complete details and warnings.
WARNING: If PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF light goes on or
off or stays off unexpectedly,
please see Owner’s Manual
for various ways this system
may indicate a false reading.
Gas cap
Tip: When fueling vehicle,
use gas cap clip (1) to hold
cap away from vehicle.
After filling vehicle with gasoline,
fully reinstall gas cap by turning
clockwise until a clicking sound
is heard, if gas cap is not fully
installed, Check Engine light
and/or Check Fuel Cap indicator
light may come on.
For more information on Check
Engine light, see Owner’s Manual.
Fuel pump shutoff Disables fuel pump after a
substantial jolt; located in
front passenger’s footwell,
behind flip-up cover, by kick
panel access cover.
To reset: Press down top of
exposed red reset button (2).
WARNING: Do not reset
shutoff switch if you see
or smell fuel.Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(TPMS)
Warning light illuminates
for a few seconds after
ignition is on.
If tire pressure is too low
in one or more tires, warning
light will illuminate.
Flashing warning light
indicates possible malfunction;
dealer inspection required.
Getting
Started
Getting
Started
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
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*Denotes optional equipment
