2019 FORD F-150 child restraint

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
WARNING: Airbags do not inflate
slowly or gently, and the risk of injury
from a deploying airbag is the greatest
close to the trim covering the airbag
module. WARNING:
All occupants of your
vehicle, including the driver, should
always properly wear their safety belts,
even when an airbag supplemental
restraint system is provided. Failure to
properly wear your safety belt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death. WARNING:
Always transport
children 12 years old and under in the
back seat and always properly use
appropriate child restraints. Failure to
follow this could seriously increase the
risk of injury or death. WARNING:
Never place your arm
over the airbag module as a deploying
airbag can result in serious arm fractures
or other injuries. 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. WARNING:
Do not attempt to
service, repair, or modify the airbag
supplemental restraint systems or its
fuses as you could be seriously injured
or killed. Contact your authorized dealer
as soon as possible. WARNING:
Several airbag system
components get hot after inflation. To
avoid risk of injury, do not touch them
after inflation. WARNING:
If the airbag has
deployed, the airbag will not function
again and must be replaced
immediately. If the airbag is not replaced,
the unrepaired area will increase the risk
of injury in a crash.
The airbags are a supplemental restraint
system and are designed to work with the
safety belts to help protect the driver and
right front passenger from certain upper
body injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly;
there is a risk of injury from a deploying
airbag.
Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a
cloud of harmless powdery residue if an
airbag deploys. This is normal.
The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly
upon activation. After airbag deployment,
it is normal to notice a smoke-like, powdery
residue or smell the burnt propellant. This
may consist of cornstarch, talcum powder
(to lubricate the bag) or sodium
compounds (for example, baking soda)
that result from the combustion process
that inflates the airbag. Small amounts of
sodium hydroxide may be present which
may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of
the residue is toxic.
While the system is designed to help
reduce serious injuries, contact with a
deploying airbag may also cause abrasions
or swelling. Temporary hearing loss is also
a possibility as a result of the noise
associated with a deploying airbag.
Because airbags must inflate rapidly and
with considerable force, there is the risk of
death or serious injuries such as fractures,
facial and eye injuries or internal injuries,
particularly to occupants who are not
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properly restrained or are otherwise out of
position at the time of airbag deployment.
Thus, it is extremely important that
occupants be properly restrained as far
away from the airbag module as possible
while maintaining vehicle control.
Routine maintenance of the airbags is not
required.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS
WARNING: Never place your arm
or any objects over an airbag module.
Placing your arm over a deploying airbag
can result in serious arm fractures or
other injuries. Objects placed on or over
the airbag inflation area may cause those
objects to be propelled by the airbag into
your face and torso causing serious
injury. 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 vehicle seat upon which
the child seat is installed all the way
back. The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.
The driver and passenger front airbag
system consists of:
•
driver and passenger airbag modules.
• front passenger sensing system. · crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator
(page 56).
Proper Driver and Front Passenger
Seating Adjustment WARNING:
The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
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. Properly seated occupants sit
upright, lean against the seat back, and
center themselves 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.
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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 all the way back. 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.
If two adults and a child occupy a Regular
Cab, properly restrain the child in the
center front unless doing so would interfere
with driving your vehicle. This provides lap
and shoulder belt protection for all
occupants, and airbag protection for the
adults. A child or infant properly restrained
in the center front seat should not incur
risk of serious injury from the airbags. FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM WARNING:
Even with advanced
restraints systems, properly restrain
children 12 and under in a rear seating
position. Failure to follow this could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death. WARNING:
Sitting improperly, out
of position or with the seatback reclined
too far can take weight off the seat
cushion and affect the decision of the
passenger sensing system, resulting in
serious injury or death in the event of a
crash. Always sit upright against your
seat back, with your feet on the floor. WARNING:
Any alteration or
modification to the front passenger seat
may affect the performance of the front
passenger sensing system. This could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death. The front passenger sensing system uses
a passenger airbag status indicator which
illuminates indicating that the front
passenger frontal airbag is either on
(enabled) or off (disabled). The indicator
lamp is in the center stack of the
instrument panel.
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Note:
When you first switch the ignition on,
the passenger airbag status indicator off
and on lamps illuminate for a short period
to confirm they are functional.
The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable (will not inflate) the
front passenger frontal airbag under
certain conditions:
• The front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
• The system determines an infant is
present in a child restraint.
• A passenger takes their weight off of
the seat for a period of time.
• If there is a problem with the airbag
system or the passenger sensing
system.
Even with this technology, parents are
strongly encouraged to always properly
restrain children in the rear seat.
• 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 you have installed the child restraint
and the passenger airbag status
indicator illuminates the on lamp, then
switch your vehicle off, remove the
child restraint from your vehicle and
reinstall the restraint following the
child restraint manufacturer's
instructions.
The front passenger sensing system works
with sensors that are part of the front
passenger seat and seatbelt. The sensors
are designed to detect the presence of a
properly seated occupant and determine
if the front passenger frontal airbag should
be enabled. •
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 passenger airbag
status indicator off lamp is lit, it is possible
that the person is not sitting properly in the
seat. If this happens:
• Switch your vehicle off and ask the
person to place the seat backrest in an
upright position.
• Have the person sit upright in the seat,
centered on the seat cushion, with the
person's legs comfortably extended.
• Restart your 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 frontal airbag.
• If the indicator off lamp remains lit
even after this, you should advise the
person to ride in the rear seat.
After all occupants have adjusted their
seats and put on seatbelts, it is very
important that they continue to sit
properly. A properly seated occupant sits
upright, leaning against the seat backrest,
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
greatly increases.
If you think that the state of the passenger
airbag status indicator lamp is incorrect,
check for the following:
• Objects lodged underneath the seat.
• Objects between the seat cushion and
the center console.
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WARNING: All occupants of your
vehicle, including the driver, should
always properly wear their seatbelts,
even when an airbag supplemental
restraint system is provided. Failure to
properly wear your seatbelt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death. WARNING:
To reduce risk of injury,
do not obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the airbag. WARNING:
If a supplementary
restraint system component has
deployed, it will not function again. Have
the system and associated components
inspected as soon as possible. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death.
The Safety Canopy deploys during
significant side crashes or when a certain
likelihood of a rollover event is detected
by the rollover sensor. The Safety Canopy
is mounted to the roof side rail sheet metal,
behind the headliner, above each row of
seats. In certain sideways crashes or
rollover events, the Safety Canopy will be
activated, regardless of which seats are
occupied. The Safety Canopy is designed
to inflate between the side window area
and occupants to further enhance
protection provided in side impact crashes
and rollover events. The system consists of the following:
•
Safety Canopy curtain airbags 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 air curtain
deployment · Crash sensors and monitoring
system with a readiness
indicator. See
Crash Sensors
and Airbag Indicator (page 56).
Properly restrain children 12 years old and
under in the rear seats. The Safety Canopy
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.
The design and development of the Safety
Canopy included recommended testing
procedures that were developed by a
group of automotive safety experts known
as the Side Airbag Technical Working
Group. These recommended testing
procedures help reduce the risk of injuries
related to the deployment of side airbags
(including the Safety Canopy).
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Automatic Dimming Mirror (If Equipped)
Note:
Do not block the sensors on the front
and back of the mirror. A rear center
passenger or raised rear center head
restraint may also block light from reaching
the sensor.
The mirror dims to reduce the effect of
bright light from behind. It returns to
normal when the bright light from behind
is no longer present or if you shift into
reverse (R).
SLIDING WINDOWS (IF EQUIPPED)
Power Sliding Back Window
(If
Equipped) WARNING:
When operating the
power sliding back window, you must
make sure all rear seat occupants and
cargo are not in the proximity of the back
window. WARNING:
Do not leave children
unattended in your vehicle and do not
let them play with the power sliding back
window. They may seriously injure
themselves. The control is on the overhead console. Press and hold the control to open the
window. Pull and hold the control to close
the window.
SUN VISORS
Rotate the sun visor toward the side
window and extend it rearward for extra
shade.
Illuminated Vanity Mirror
(If Equipped)
Lift the cover to switch the lamp on.
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Checking MyKey System Status...............67
MyKey Distance..................................................... 67
Number of Admin Keys...................................... 68
Number of MyKeys.............................................. 68
Checking the Wiper Blades.....................368
Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance.................................................46
Child Restraint Positioning.........................35
Child Safety......................................................20 General Information............................................ 20
Child Safety Locks..........................................37 Left-Hand Side...................................................... 37
Right-Hand Side................................................... 37
Cleaning Leather Seats.............................382 With King Ranch Edition................................. 382
Without King Ranch Edition.......................... 382
Cleaning Products........................................377 Materials................................................................ 377
Cleaning the Engine....................................379
Cleaning the Exhaust - Diesel.................379
Cleaning the Exterior...................................377 Cleaning the Headlamps................................ 378
Exterior Chrome Parts...................................... 378
Exterior Plastic Parts........................................ 378
Stripes or Graphics............................................ 378
Underbody............................................................ 378
Under Hood.......................................................... 378
Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens.........................381
Cleaning the Interior..................................380 Mirrors..................................................................... 381
Cleaning the Wheels..................................383
Cleaning the Windows and Wiper Blades...........................................................380
Clearing All MyKeys.......................................67
Climate.............................................................510 Accessing Rear Climate Controls.................512
Accessing the Climate Control Menu.........510
Directing the Airflow..........................................510
Rear Climate Control Lock Indicator...........512
Setting the Blower Motor Speed.................. 510
Setting the Temperature................................. 510
Switching Auto Mode On and Off................510
Switching Dual Zone Mode On and Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching Maximum Air Conditioning On and Off................................................................ 511Switching Maximum Defrost On and
Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching Rear Auto Mode On and Off........................................................................\
512
Switching Recirculated Air On and Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching the Air Conditioning On and Off....................................................................... 510
Switching the Climate Controlled Seats On and Off................................................................ 511
Switching the Climate Control On and Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching the Heated Exterior Mirrors On and Off................................................................ 511
Switching the Heated Rear Window On and Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching the Heated Seats On and Off........................................................................\
. 511
Switching the Heated Steering Wheel On and Off................................................................ 511
Switching the Rear Climate Controlled Seats On and Off........................................... 512
Switching the Rear Heated Seats On and Off........................................................................\
512
Switching the Rear Ventilated Seats On and Off............................................................... 512
Switching the Ventilated Seats On and Off........................................................................\
512
Climate Control
.............................................147
Coolant Check See: Engine Coolant Check........................... 359
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator
.......56
Creating a MyKey...........................................66
Programming and Changing Configurable
Settings............................................................... 67
Creating a Wi-Fi Hotspot..........................452 Connecting a Device to the Wi-Fi
Hotspot............................................................ 452
Finding the Wi-Fi Hotspot Name and Password......................................................... 452
Cross Traffic Alert........................................266 Blocked Sensors................................................ 268
Switching the System Off and On..............268
System Errors...................................................... 268
System Lights, Messages and Audible Alerts................................................................. 268
System Limitations........................................... 268
Using the Cross Traffic Alert System.........266
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Recommended Settings for Heating...........151
Hints on Driving With Anti-Lock Brakes............................................................229
Home Screen................................................492
Hood Lock See: Opening and Closing the Hood..........350
I
Ignition Switch................................................174
In California (U.S. Only).............................333
Information Display Control......................89
Information Displays
....................................116
General Information........................................... 116
Information Messages
................................128
4WD........................................................................\
. 145
Active Park............................................................ 129
Adaptive Cruise Control................................... 129
AdvanceTrac and Traction Control..............130
Airbag...................................................................... 130
Alarm and Security.............................................. 131
Battery and Charging System......................... 131
Blind Spot Information and Cross Traffic Alert System.................................................... 132
Diesel Messages.................................................. 132
Doors and Locks.................................................. 135
Driver Alert............................................................. 135
Drivetrain................................................................ 136
Engine..................................................................... 136
Fuel........................................................................\
.. 136
Keys and Intelligent Access............................. 137
Lane Keeping System....................................... 138
Maintenance........................................................ 138
MyKey...................................................................... 139
Off Road................................................................. 139
Park Aid.................................................................. 140
Park Brake............................................................. 140
Power Steering..................................................... 141
Pre-Collision Assist............................................. 141
Pro Trailer Backup Assist................................. 142
Remote Start........................................................ 143
Seats........................................................................\
143
Side-Wind.............................................................. 143
Starting System ................................................. 144
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.................144
Trailer...................................................................... 144
Installing Child Restraints...........................22 Child Seats.............................................................. 22Combining Seatbelt and LATCH Lower
Anchors for Attaching Child Safety
Seats.................................................................... 30
Front Seat Tether Strap Attachment (Regular Cab).................................................... 31
Rear Seat Tether Strap Attachment (Crew Cab and Super Cab)....................................... 32
Use of Inboard Lower Anchors from the Outermost Seating Positions (Center
Seating Use) .................................................... 30
Using Inflatable Seatbelts (Rear Seat Outermost Positions).................................... 26
Using Lap and Shoulder Belts (Except Front Center Position of Super Cab and Crew
Cab)...................................................................... 22
Using Lap and Shoulder Belts (Front Center Position of Super Cab and Crew
Cab)...................................................................... 24
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)........................................... 29
Using Tether Straps............................................ 30
Instrument Cluster
.......................................107
Instrument Lighting Dimmer.....................94
Instrument Panel
............................................18
Interior Lamps.................................................97
Front Interior Lamp.............................................. 97
Rear Interior Lamps............................................ 98
Interior Mirror
.................................................104
Automatic Dimming Mirror............................. 105
Manual Dimming Mirror................................... 104
Introduction.........................................................7
J
Jump Starting the Vehicle........................328 Connecting the Jumper Cables.................... 328
Jump Starting...................................................... 329
Preparing Your Vehicle..................................... 328
Removing the Jumper Cables....................... 329
K
Keyless Entry....................................................73 SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY
KEYPAD............................................................... 73
Keyless Starting
.............................................175
Ignition Modes...................................................... 175
Keys and Remote Controls.........................58
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