2014 LINCOLN MKZ comfort

Note:Some booster seat safety belt
guides may not accommodate the
shoulder portion of the inflatable safety
belt.
Use a belt-positioning booster seat
for children who have outgrown or no
longer properly fit in a child safety
seat (generally children who are less
than 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall,
are greater than age four (4) and less
than age twelve (12), and between 40
pounds (18 kilograms) and 80 pounds
(36 kilograms) and upward to 100
pounds (45 kilograms) if
recommended by your child restraint
manufacturer). Many state and
provincial laws require that children
use approved booster seats until they
reach age eight, a height of 4 feet 9
inches (1.45 meters) tall, or 80 pounds
(36 kilograms).
Booster seats should be used until you
can answer YES to ALL of these
questions when seated without a
booster seat:
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• Can the child sit all the way back against their vehicle seat back with
knees bent comfortably at the
edge of the seat cushion?
• Can the child sit without slouching?
• Does the lap belt rest low across the hips?
• Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest?
• Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?
Always use booster seats in
conjunction with your vehicle lap and
shoulder belt.
Types of Booster Seats
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• Backless booster seats
If your backless booster seat has a
removable shield, remove the shield.
If a vehicle seating position has a low
seat back or no head restraint, a
backless booster seat may place your
child's head (as measured at the tops
of the ears) above the top of the seat.
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Child Safety

In this case, move the backless
booster to another seating position
with a higher seat back or head
restraint and lap and shoulder belts,
or consider using a high back booster
seat.
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• High back booster seatsIf, with a backless booster seat, you
cannot find a seating position that
adequately supports your child's
head, a high back booster seat would
be a better choice.
Children and booster seats vary in size
and shape. Choose a booster that
keeps the lap belt low and snug
across the hips, never up across the
stomach, and lets you adjust the
shoulder belt to cross the chest and
rest snugly near the center of the
shoulder. The following drawings
compare the ideal fit (center) to a
shoulder belt uncomfortably close to
the neck and a shoulder belt that
could slip off the shoulder. The
drawings also show how the lap belt
should be low and snug across the
child's hips.
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Child Safety

Restraint of Pregnant Women
WARNING
Always ride and drive with your
seatback upright and the safety
belt properly fastened. The lap portion
of the safety belt should fit snug and
be positioned low across the hips. The
shoulder portion of the safety belt
should be positioned across the chest.
Pregnant women should also follow
this practice. See the following figure.
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Pregnant women should always wear
their safety belt. The lap belt portion
of a combination lap and shoulder
belt should be positioned low across
the hips below the belly and worn as
tight as comfort will allow. The
shoulder belt should be positioned to
cross the middle of the shoulder and
the center of the chest.
Safety Belt Locking Modes
WARNINGS
After any vehicle crash, the
safety belt system at all
passenger seating positions must be
checked by an authorized dealer to
verify that the automatic locking
retractor feature for child seats is still
functioning properly. In addition, all
safety belts should be checked for
proper function.
Belt and retractor assembly
must be replaced if the safety
belt assembly automatic locking
retractor feature or any other safety
belt function is not operating properly
when checked by an authorized
dealer. Failure to replace the belt and
retractor assembly could increase the
risk of injury in crashes.
All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts.
The driver safety belt has the first type
of locking mode, and the front
outboard passenger and rear seat
safety belts have both types of locking
modes described as follows:
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 suddenly or turns a corner
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Safety Belts

Proper Driver and Front
Passenger Seating Adjustment
WARNING
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance of
at least 10 inches (25 centimeters)
between an occupant’s chest and the
driver airbag module.
To properly position yourself away
from the airbag:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the
pedals comfortably.
• Recline the seat slightly (one or two degrees) from the upright
position.
After all occupants have adjusted
their seats and put on safety belts, it
is very important that they continue
to sit properly. A properly seated
occupant sits upright, leaning against
the seat back, and centered on the
seat cushion, with their feet
comfortably extended on the floor.
Sitting improperly can increase the
chance of injury in a crash event. For
example, if an occupant slouches, lies
down, turns sideways, sits forward,
leans forward or sideways, or puts one
or both feet up, the chance of injury
during a crash is greatly increased.
Children and Airbags
WARNING
Airbags can kill or injure a child
in a child seat. Never place a
rear-facing child seat in front of an
active airbag. If you must use a
forward-facing child seat in the front
seat, move the seat upon which the
child seat is installed all the way back.
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Children must always be properly
restrained. Accident statistics suggest
that children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions
than in the front seating position.
Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of injury in a
crash.
KNEE AIRBAG
A driver’s and passenger’s knee airbag
is located under or within the
instrument panel. During a crash, the
restraints control module may
activate the driver’s and passenger’s
knee airbag (individually or both)
based on crash severity and
respective occupant conditions. Under
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Supplementary Restraints System

strongly encouraged to always
properly restrain children in the rear
seat. The sensor also turns off the
passenger front airbag and
seat-mounted side airbag when the
passenger seat is empty.
• When the front passenger sensingsystem disables (will not inflate)
the front passenger frontal airbag,
the passenger airbag status
indicator will illuminate the OFF
lamp and stay lit to remind you
that the front passenger frontal
airbag is disabled.
• If the child restraint has been installed and the passenger airbag
status indicator illuminates the ON
lamp, then turn the vehicle off,
remove the child restraint from the
vehicle and reinstall the restraint
following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
The front passenger sensing system
is designed to enable (may inflate)
the front passenger's frontal airbag
anytime the system senses that a
person of adult size is sitting properly
in the front passenger seat. • When the front passenger sensing
system enables the front
passenger frontal airbag (may
inflate), the passenger airbag
status indicator will illuminate the
ON lamp and remain illuminated.
If a person of adult size is sitting in the
front passenger’s seat, but the airbag
off indicator lamp is lit, it is possible
that the person isn’t sitting properly
in the seat. If this happens:
• Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to place the seat back in
the full upright position.
• Have the person sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion,
with the person’s legs comfortably
extended.
• Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for
about two minutes. This will allow
the system to detect that person
and enable the passenger’s frontal
airbag.
• If the indicator OFF lamp remains lit even after this, the person
should be advised to ride in the
rear seat.
Passenger airbag
Passenger airbag status
indicator
Occupant
Disabled
OFF: Lit
Empty
ON: Unlit Disabled
OFF: Lit
Child
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Supplementary Restraints System

Passenger airbag
Passenger airbag status
indicator
Occupant
ON: Unlit
Enabled
OFF: Unlit
Adult
ON: Lit
Note: When the passenger airbag
status indicator OFF light is illuminated,
the passenger (seat mounted) side
airbag may be disabled to avoid the
risk of airbag deployment injuries.
After all occupants have adjusted
their seats and put on safety belts, it
is very important that they continue
to sit properly. A properly seated
occupant sits upright, leaning against
the seat back, and centered on the
seat cushion, with their feet
comfortably extended on the floor.
Sitting improperly can increase the
chance of injury in a crash event. For
example, if an occupant slouches, lies
down, turns sideways, sits forward,
leans forward or sideways, or puts one
or both feet up, the chance of injury
during a crash is greatly increased.
The conditions listed above may
cause the weight of a properly seated
occupant to be incorrectly interpreted
by the front passenger sensing
system. The person in the front
passenger seat may appear heavier
or lighter due to the conditions
described in the list above.
To know if the front
passenger sensing system is
operating properly, See
Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 50). Do not attempt to repair or service the
system. Take your vehicle
immediately to an authorized dealer.
If it is necessary to modify an
advanced front airbag system to
accommodate a person with
disabilities, contact the Ford
Customer Relationship Center. See
Getting the Services You Need
(page 248).
SIDE AIRBAGS
WARNINGS
Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the airbag
cover, on the side of the seatbacks (of
the front seats), or in front seat areas
that may come into contact with a
deploying airbag. Failure to follow
these instructions may increase the
risk of personal injury in the event of
a crash.
Do not use accessory seat
covers. The use of accessory
seat covers may prev ent the
deployment of the side airbags and
increase the risk of injury in an
accident.
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Supplementary Restraints System

Driver Assist
Traction Control - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Blindspot - check enabled or uncheck disabledHigh, Normal or Low
Sensitivity
Collision Warn
Cross Traffic - check enabled or uncheck disabled
—
Adaptive or Normal
Cruise Control
Driver Alert - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Driver Alert Display - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Alert, Aid or Alert +Aid
Mode
Lane keeping Sys
High, Normal or Low
Intensity
Front Park Aid - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Rear Park Aid - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Settings
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In this mode, you can
configure different driver
setting choices. Note:
Some items are optional and
may not appear.
Settings
Comfort, Normal or Sport
Handling in D
Drive Control
Vehicle
Normal or Sport
Handling in S
Normal or Sport
Performance in S
Easy Entry / Exit - check enabled or uncheck disabled
Auto Engine Off - check enabled or uncheck disabled On or Off
Adaptive Head Lamps
Lighting
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Information Displays

Note:When the system is in AUTO
mode, and the interior and exterior
temperatures are high, the system
automatically selects recirculated air
to maximize cooling of the interior.
When the system reaches the selected
air temperature, it automatically
switches to outside air.
Note: When you select windshield
defrosting and defogging, the
instrument panel and footwell level
functions automatically switch off and
air conditioning switches on. Outside
air flows into your vehicle.
Heating the Interior Quickly
1. Press the AUTO button.
2. Adjust the temperature control to the desired setting.
Recommended Settings for
Heating
1. Press the AUTO button.
2. Adjust the temperature control toa comfortable setting.
Cooling the Interior Quickly
1. Press the MAX A/C button.
2. Adjust the temperature control tothe desired setting.
Recommended Settings for
Cooling
1. Press the AUTO button.
2. Adjust the temperature to acomfortable setting.
Side Window Defogging in Cold
Weather
1. Press the defrost button.
2. Adjust the temperature control tothe desired setting.
HEATED WINDOWS AND
MIRRORS
Heated Rear Window
Note: You must switch the ignition on
to use this feature.
Press the button to clear the rear
window of thin ice and fog. Press the
button again within 10 minutes to
switch it off. It switches off
automatically after 10 minutes, or
when you switch the ignition off.
Do not use razor blades or other
sharp objects to clean the inside
of the rear window or to remove
decals from the inside of the rear
window. This may cause damage
to the heated grid lines, which your
warranty does not cover.
Heated Exterior Mirror
Note: Do not remove ice from the
mirrors with a scraper or attempt to
readjust the mirror glass if it has frozen
in place. These actions could cause
damage to the glass and mirrors.
Note: Do not clean the housing or
glass of any mirror with harsh
abrasives, fuel or other
petroleum-based cleaning products.
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Climate Control