
The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable (will not inflate) the
front passenger frontal airbag when the
front passenger seat is unoccupied, or a
rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing
child restraint, or a booster seat is
detected. Even with this technology,
parents are 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 sensing
system disables (will not inflate) the
front passenger frontal airbag, the
passenger airbag status indicator
illuminates the OFF lamp and stays 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
illuminates the ON lamp and remains
illuminated.
If a person of adult size is sitting in the front
passenger seat, but the airbag off indicator
lamp is lit, it is possible that the person is
not sitting properly in the seat. If this
happens:
• Turn the vehicle off and ask the person
to place the seatback 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 allows 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
ON: Unlit Enabled
OFF: Unlit
Adult
ON: Lit
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SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS
WARNINGS
Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the headliner
at the siderail that may come into
contact with a deploying side curtain
airbag. Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a crash. Do not lean your head on the door.
The side curtain airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the headliner.
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the side curtain airbags, its
fuses, the A, B, or C pillar trim, or the
headliner on a vehicle containing side
curtain airbags. Contact your authorized
dealer as soon as possible. All occupants of the vehicle including
the driver should always wear their
safety belts even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system and side
curtain airbag is provided. Failure to
properly wear your safety belt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death. To reduce risk of injury, do not
obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the side curtain
airbag. If the side curtain airbags have
deployed, the side curtain airbags
will not function again. The side
curtain airbags (including the A, B and C
pillar trim and headliner) must be
inspected and serviced by an authorized
dealer. If the side curtain airbag is not
replaced, the unrepaired area will increase
the risk of injury in a crash. In certain sideways crashes, the side
curtain airbag on the side affected by the
crash will be inflated. The side curtain
airbags are mounted to the roof side-rail
sheet metal, behind the headliner, above
each row of seats. The side curtain airbags
are designed to inflate between the side
window area and occupants to further
enhance protection provided in side impact
crashes.
The system consists of the following:
•
Side curtain airbags located above the
trim panels over the front and rear side
windows identified by a label or
wording on the headliner or roof-pillar
trim.
• A flexible headliner which opens above
the side doors to allow side air curtain
deployment. · Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 48).
Children 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the back
seats. The side curtain airbags will not
interfere with children restrained using a
properly installed child or booster seat
because it is designed to inflate downward
from the headliner above the doors along
the side window opening.
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Booster Seats..................................................28
Types of Booster Seats...................................... 28
Brake Fluid Check.........................................216
Brakes...............................................................148 General Information.......................................... 148
Breaking-In.....................................................186
Bulb Specification Chart...........................227
C
Cabin Air Filter.................................................112
California Proposition 65..............................11
Capacities and Specifications - 1.0L EcoBoost™.................................................266
Specifications...................................................... 267
Capacities and Specifications - 2.0L Duratec-HE (MI4)
....................................269
Specifications..................................................... 270
Capacities and Specifications.................261
Car Wash See: Cleaning the Exterior.............................. 230
Center Console
...............................................121
Changing a Bulb...........................................222 Replacing Fog Lamp Bulbs............................ 224
Replacing Headlamp Bulbs........................... 222
Replacing HID Headlamp Bulbs................... 222
Replacing LED Rear Lamps........................... 226
Replacing Licence Plate and High Mounted Brake Lamp Bulbs......................................... 227
Replacing Rear Lamps - 4 Door................... 224
Replacing Rear Lamps - 5 Door.................... 225
Changing a Fuse..........................................209 Fuses...................................................................... 209
Changing a Road Wheel...........................256 Dissimilar Spare Wheel and Tire Assembly
Information..................................................... 256
Tire Change Procedure..................................... 257
Changing the 12V Battery...........................217
Changing the Engine Air Filter.................229
Changing the Wiper Blades
......................219
Checking MyKey System Status................61
Checking the Wiper Blades.......................219
Child Restraint and Safety Belt Maintenance.................................................39
Child Safety......................................................20 General Information............................................ 20Child Safety Locks...........................................31
Left-Hand Side...................................................... 32
Right-Hand Side................................................... 32
Child Seat Positioning
..................................30
Cleaning Leather Seats.............................233
Cleaning Products.......................................230
Cleaning the Alloy Wheels.......................234
Cleaning the Engine.....................................231
Cleaning the Exterior..................................230 Body Paintwork Preservation......................... 231
Cleaning the Chrome Trim............................. 230
Cleaning the Headlamps................................ 230
Cleaning the Rear Window............................ 230
Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens.........................232
Cleaning the Interior....................................232 Instrument Cluster Screens, LCD Screens
and Radio Screens........................................ 232
Rear Windows..................................................... 232
Safety Belts.......................................................... 232
Cleaning the Windows and Wiper Blades............................................................232
Clearing All MyKeys......................................60
Climate.............................................................381 Climate Control Voice Commands.............383
Climate Control
.............................................107
Clutch Fluid Check - Manual Transmission................................................217
Cold Weather Precautions
........................186
Coolant Check See: Engine Coolant Check............................. 214
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator.......48
Creating a MyKey...........................................59 Programming/Changing Configurable
Settings............................................................... 59
Cruise Control
..................................................75
Principle of Operation....................................... 162
Cruise control See: Using Cruise Control................................ 162
Customer Assistance
..................................194
D
Data Recording
..................................................9
Event Data Recording........................................... 9
Service Data Recording........................................ 9
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