2015 FORD TAURUS height adjustment

Introduction9
Child Safety 17
Child seat positioning ...................................19
Booster seats .........................................21
Installing child seats ....................................24
Child safety locks ......................................32
Safety Belts 33
Fastening the safety belts ................................35
Safety belt height adjustment .............................38
Safetybeltwarninglightandindicatorchime..................38
Safety belt-minder .....................................39
Child restraint and safety belt maintenance ...................41
Personal Safety System 42
Supplementary Restraints System 43
Driver and passenger airbags .............................45
Front passenger sensing system ...........................47
Side airbags ..........................................50
Safety canopy curtain airbags .............................52
Crash sensors and airbag indicator .........................54
Airbag disposal ........................................55
Keys and Remote Control 56
General information on radio frequencies .....................56
Remote control .......................................57
Keys ...............................................57
Replacing a lost key or remote control .......................63
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SAFETY BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
WARNING:Position the safety belt height adjusters so that the
belt rests across the middle of your shoulder. Failure to adjust
the safety belt properly could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt
and increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the belt rests across the middle
of your shoulder. To adjust the shoulder belt height:
1. Squeeze the button and slide the height
adjuster up or down.
2. Release the button and pull down on the
height adjuster to make sure it is locked in
place.
SAFETY BELT WARNING LIGHT AND INDICATOR CHIME This lamp illuminates and an audible warning will sound if the
driver’s safety belt has not been fastened when the vehicle’s
ignition is turned on.
Conditions of Operation
If... Then...
The driver safety belt is not
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position... The safety belt warning light
illuminates 1-2 minutes and the
warning chime sounds 4-8 seconds.
The driver safety belt is
buckled while the indicator
light is illuminated and the
warning chime is sounding... The safety belt warning light and
warning chime turn off.
The driver safety belt is
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position... The safety belt warning light and
indicator chime remain off.
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Safety Belts
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5. Install a new air filter element. Be careful not to crimp the filter
element edges between the air filter housing and cover. This could cause
filter damage and allow unfiltered air to enter the engine if not properly
seated.6. Replace the air filter housing cover and secure
the clamps. Be sure that the air cleaner cover tabs
are engaged into the slots of the air cleaner housing.
ADJUSTING THE HEADLAMPS
The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed at the assembly plant.
If your vehicle has been in an accident, an authorized dealer should
check the alignment of your headlamps.
Vertical Aim Adjustment
1. Park the vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) away. •(1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
• (2) Center height of lamp to
ground
• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
2. Measure the height of the
headlamp bulb center from the
ground and mark an 8 foot
(2.4 meter) horizontal reference line
on the vertical wall or screen at this
height (a piece of masking tape works well). The center of the lamp is
marked bya3m illimeter circle on the headlamp lens.
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps to illuminate the wall or screen and
open the hood.
To see a clearer light pattern for adjusting, you may want to block the
light from one headlamp while adjusting the other.
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