2020 FORD F-150 driver seat adjustment

Introduction
About This Manual
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Symbols Glossary ............................................
9
Data Recording .................................................
11
Perchlorate .......................................................
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Ford Credit ........................................................
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Replacement Parts Recommendation ........................................................................\
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Special Notices ................................................
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Mobile Communications Equipment ........................................................................\
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Export Unique Options ................................
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Environment
Protecting the Environment .......................
19
At a Glance
Instrument Panel ..........................................
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Child Safety
General Information .....................................
22
Installing Child Restraints ..........................
24
Booster Seats .................................................
35
Child Restraint Positioning .........................
37
Child Safety Locks ........................................
39
Seatbelts
Principle of Operation .................................
40
Fastening the Seatbelts ..............................
41
Seatbelt Height Adjustment .....................
45
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and Indicator Chime ............................................................
45
Seatbelt Reminder .......................................
46
Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance ...............................................
48
Seatbelt Extensions .....................................
48
Personal Safety System ™
Personal Safety System ™........................
50 Supplementary Restraints
System
Principle of Operation ..................................
51
Driver and Passenger Airbags ...................
52
Front Passenger Sensing System ...........
53
Side Airbags ....................................................
55
Safety Canopy ™............................................
57
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator ......
58
Airbag Disposal ..............................................
59
Keys and Remote Controls
General Information on Radio Frequencies ................................................
60
Remote Control .............................................
60
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control ........................................................................\
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66
MyKey ™
Principle of Operation ..................................
67
Creating a MyKey ..........................................
68
Clearing All MyKeys ......................................
69
Checking MyKey System Status .............
69
Using MyKey With Remote Start Systems ........................................................
70
MyKey – Troubleshooting ..........................
70
Doors and Locks
Locking and Unlocking ................................
72
Keyless Entry ...................................................
75
Tailgate
Tailgate Lock ....................................................
77
Manual Tailgate ..............................................
77
Electronic Tailgate .........................................
77
Removing the Tailgate .................................
78
Tailgate Step ...................................................
79
Bed Extender ..................................................
80
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System ........................
82
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Seatbelt Locking Modes
WARNING: If your vehicle is
involved in a crash, have the seatbelts
and associated components inspected
as soon as possible. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death.
All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The
driver seatbelt has the first type of locking
mode. The front outermost passenger and
rear seat seatbelts 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,
turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle
receives an impact of about
5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination
seatbelts lock to help reduce forward
movement of the driver and passengers.
In addition, the retractor is designed to lock
if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If
the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower
the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt
to retract. If the retractor does not unlock,
pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a
small length of webbing back toward the
stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline
the rear seat backrest or push the seat
backrest cushion away from the seatbelt.
Feed a small length of webbing back
toward the stowed position. Automatic Locking Mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt
automatically pre-locks. The belt still
retracts to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The automatic locking mode
is not available on the driver seatbelt.
When to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
Use this mode any time you install a child
restraint in a front outermost passenger
seating position in a Regular Cab,
SuperCab, SuperCrew or any rear seating
position of a SuperCab or SuperCrew. The
optional front seat center seatbelt has a
cinch mechanism. Properly restrain
children 12 years old and under in a rear
seat whenever possible. See
Child Safety
(page 22).
How to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
Non-Inflatable Seatbelts 1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until you pull the entire belt
out.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.
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During a crash of sufficient force, the
inflatable belt inflates from inside the
webbing.
The fully inflated belt's increased diameter
more effectively holds the occupant in the
appropriate seating position, and spreads
crash forces over more area of the body
than regular seatbelts. This helps reduce
pressure on the chest and helps control
head and neck motion for passengers.
The rear inflatable seatbelts are designed
to inflate in frontal or near-frontal crashes,
rollovers and some side impact crashes.
The fact that the rear inflatable seatbelt
did not inflate in a crash does not mean
that something is wrong with the system.
Rather, it means the forces were not of the
type sufficient to cause activation. SEATBELT HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT WARNING: Position the safety belt
height adjuster 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. Pull 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.
SEATBELT WARNING LAMP
AND INDICATOR CHIME This lamp illuminates and an
indicator chime will sound if the
driver seatbelt has not been
fastened when the vehicle's ignition is
turned on.
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particularly to occupants who are not
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: Keep the areas in front
of the airbags free from obstruction. Do
not affix anything to or over the airbag
covers. Objects could become projectiles
during airbag deployment. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death. WARNING:
Do not place a
rearward facing child restraint in front of
an active airbag. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death. WARNING:
Properly secure
children 12 years old and under in a rear
seating position whenever possible. If
you are unable to properly secure all
children in a rear seating position,
properly secure the largest child on the
front seat. If you must use a forward
facing child restraint on the front seat,
move the seat as far back as possible.
Failure to follow these instructions could
result in personal injury or death. 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
58
).
Proper Driver and Front Passenger
Seating Adjustment WARNING:
National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance of at
least
10 in (25 cm) 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.
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For additional cabin air filter information,
or to replace the filter, see an authorized
dealer.
REMOTE START (IF EQUIPPED)
You can switch this feature on or off and
adjust the settings using the information
display controls. See
Information
Displays (page 120).
The climate control system adjusts the
interior temperature during remote start.
You cannot adjust the climate control
setting during remote start operation.
Switch the ignition on to make
adjustments.
Based on your remote start settings, the
following vehicle-dependent features may
or may not remain on after remote starting
your vehicle:
• Climate controlled seats.
• Heated steering wheel.
• Heated mirrors.
• Heated rear window.
• Windshield wiper de-icer.
Note: For dual zone climate controlled
seats, the passenger seat setting defaults
to match the driver seat during remote start.
Automatic Settings
If
Auto is on, the system sets the interior
temperature to 72°F (22°C) and heats or
cools the vehicle interior as required to
achieve comfort.
Note: In cold weather, the heated rear
window and heated mirrors turn on.
Last Settings
If
Last Settings is on, the system uses the
settings last selected before you turned
off the vehicle. Heated and Cooled Features
In Auto mode, certain heated features may
switch on during cold weather, and cooled
features during hot weather.
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Recline Adjustment
Manual Lumbar (If Equipped) The lumbar support control is located on
the outboard side of the seat. Turn the
control to adjust your support.
POWER SEATS
(IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING: Do not adjust the driver
seat or seat backrest when your vehicle
is moving. This may result in sudden seat
movement, causing the loss of control
of your vehicle. WARNING:
Do not place cargo or
any objects behind the seatback before
returning it to the original position.
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Cruise Control - Vehicles With: Cruise
Control.............................................................91
Customer Assistance.................................337
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Data Recording
..................................................11
Comfort, Convenience and Entertainment
Data....................................................................... 13
Event Data................................................................ 13
Service Data............................................................ 12
Services That Third Parties Provide...............14
Services That We Provide.................................. 14
Vehicles With a Connectivity Device..............14
Vehicles With a Modem...................................... 14
Vehicles With an Emergency Call System.................................................................. 15
Vehicles With SYNC............................................. 15
Daytime Running Lamps - Vehicles With: Configurable Daytime Running
Lamps..............................................................97
Daytime Running Lamps - Vehicles With: Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
............96
Declaration of Conformity.......................605
Declaration of Conformity - Vehicles With: SYNC 3
.............................................605
Radio Frequency Statement........................ 605
Diesel Particulate Filter...............................212 Oxidation Catalytic Converter and Diesel
Particulate Filter System............................. 212
Regeneration.........................................................212
Digital Radio
..................................................482
HD Radio Reception and Station
Troubleshooting............................................ 483
Direction Indicators
.......................................98
Doors and Locks..............................................72
Draining the Fuel Filter Water Trap - Diesel............................................................366
Drive Control..................................................278 Selectable Drive Modes................................... 278
Driver Alert
.......................................................261
Using Driver Alert................................................ 261
Driver and Passenger Airbags....................52 Children and Airbags........................................... 53
Proper Driver and Front Passenger Seating Adjustment........................................................ 52
Driving Aids
.....................................................261
Driving Hints...................................................324 Driving Through Water...............................326
DRL
See: Daytime Running Lamps - Vehicles With:
Configurable Daytime Running Lamps....97
See: Daytime Running Lamps - Vehicles With: Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)................96
E
Economical Driving
.....................................324
Electric Parking Brake................................234 Applying the Electric Parking Brake............234
Automatically Releasing the Electric
Parking Brake.................................................. 235
Manually Releasing the Electric Parking Brake.................................................................. 235
Releasing the Electric Parking Brake if the Vehicle Battery is Running Out of
Charge............................................................... 235
Electromagnetic Compatibility...............577
Electronic Locking Differential.................231 Activating the Electronic Locking
Differential........................................................ 231
Operating Electronic Locking Differential With a Spare or Mismatched Tires.........232
Electronic Tailgate
..........................................77
With the Outside Control Button................... 78
With the Remote Control................................... 77
Emission Law................................................204 Noise Emissions Warranty, Prohibited
Tampering Acts and Maintenance.........205
Tampering With a Noise Control System............................................................. 204
End User License Agreement
.................580
VEHICLE SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT (EULA) ................................ 580
Engine Block Heater....................................188 Using the Engine Block Heater...................... 189
Engine Coolant Check...............................366 Adding Coolant................................................... 367
Coolant Change................................................. 369
Engine Coolant Temperature Management.................................................. 370
Fail-Safe Cooling............................................... 369
Recycled Coolant.............................................. 368
Severe Climates................................................. 368
Engine Emission Control..........................204
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