GENERAL INFORMATION
See the following sections for directions
on how to properly use safety restraints
for children.
WARNINGS
Always make sure your child is
secured properly in a device that is
appropriate for their height, age and
weight. Child safety restraints must be
bought separately from your vehicle.
Failure to follow these instructions and
guidelines may result in an increased risk
of serious injury or death to your child. All children are shaped differently.
The recommendations for safety
restraints are based on probable
child height, age and weight thresholds
from National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and other safety
organizations, or are the minimum
requirements of law. Ford recommends
checking with a NHTSA Certified Child
Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and
consult your pediatrician to make sure your
child seat is appropriate for your child, and WARNINGS
is compatible with and properly installed
in your vehicle. To locate a child seat fitting
station and CPST, contact the NHTSA toll
free at 1-888-327-4236 or go to
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. In Canada,
check with your local St. John Ambulance
office for referral to a CPST or for further
information, contact your provincial
ministry of transportation, locate your local
St. John Ambulance office by searching for
St. John Ambulance on the internet, or
Transport Canada at 1-800-333-0371
(http://www.tc.gc.ca). Failure to properly
restrain children in safety seats made
especially for their height, age, and weight
may result in an increased risk of serious
injury or death to your child. Do not leave children or animals
unattended in the vehicle. On hot
days, the temperature in the trunk or
vehicle interior can rise very quickly.
Exposure of people or animals to these
high temperatures for even a short time
can cause death or serious heat-related
injuries, including brain damage. Small
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3. Pull the step out fully. Lower the step
to its lowest position. 4. Pull the yellow handle stop backward
out of the tailgate.
5. Rotate the handle up from horizontal to vertical until you hear a click. You
have locked the handle in place.
Note: Do not tow with the step or grab the
handle.
Replace the slip resistance tape or grab
handle molding if it appears worn or
damaged.
Closing the Step
1. Press handle button 1 to lower the telescoping handle extension, and then
press button 2 to release the handle.
Rotate the handle down from vertical
to horizontal.
2. Push the handle back into the tailgate. 3.
Rotate the step up until it is horizontal,
then push it back into the tailgate, until
the step is secure.
Box Side Step (If Equipped)
Use the step for easier access to the trunk
bed.
Note: Close the step before driving.
Note: Do not exceed 500 pounds (227
kilograms) on the step. This includes you
plus cargo.
Note: Do not use the step to lift the vehicle.
Only use proper jacking points.
Note: The step may operate more slowly
in cool temperatures.
Note: The step mechanism may trap debris
such as mud, dirt, snow, ice and salt. This
may prevent the step from deploying
automatically when you press the button.
If this happens, make sure that you press
the button down and carefully pull out the
step manually. Wash off the debris with a
high-pressure car wash wand and stow the
step.
Deploying the Step Push down on the button with your foot.
The step will automatically extend from
the stowed position.
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