2022 FORD ESCAPE airbag

Contacting Us
Contacting Us ..................................................15
Introduction
About This Publication .................................17
Using This Publication .................................18
Symbols Glossary
Symbols Used on Your Vehicle .................19
Data Privacy
Data Privacy .....................................................22
Service Data ....................................................23
Event Data ........................................................23
Settings Data ..................................................24
Connected Vehicle Data .............................24
Mobile Device Data .......................................25
Emergency Call System Data ...................25
At a Glance
Instrument Panel ..........................................26
Child Safety
Child Safety Precautions ............................28
Child Restraint Anchor Points ..................29
Child Restraints .............................................30
Installing Child Restraints ...........................31
Booster Seats .................................................36
Child Safety Locks ........................................38
Seatbelts
Seatbelt Precautions ...................................39
Fastening the Seatbelts .............................40
Sensitive Locking Mode .............................40
Automatic Locking Mode ............................41
Adjusting the Seatbelts DuringPregnancy ....................................................42
Adjusting the Seatbelt Height ..................42
Seatbelt Reminder ........................................42 Checking the Seatbelts ..............................44
Seatbelt Extensions .....................................45
Personal Safety System™
What Is the Personal Safety System
........................................................................\
..4 6
How Does the Personal Safety System Work ..............................................................46
Personal Safety System Components ........................................................................\
..4 6
Airbags
How Do the Front Airbags Work ..............47
How Do the Side Airbags Work ................47
How Do the Knee Airbags Work ..............48
How Does the Safety Canopy™ Work........................................................................\
..4 8
Airbag Precautions .......................................49
Properly Adjusting the Driver and Front Passenger Seats .......................................50
Children and Airbags ...................................50
Front Passenger Sensing System ............51
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator .......54
Disposing of Airbags ....................................55
Pedestrian Alert System
What Is the Pedestrian Alert System ........................................................................\
..5 6
911 Assist
What Is 911 Assist ..........................................57
Emergency Call Requirements .................57
Emergency Call Limitations .......................57
Keys and Remote Controls
Remote Control Limitations .....................58
Using the Remote Control .........................58
Opening and Closing the Flip Key ...........58
Removing the Key Blade ............................59
Sounding the Panic Alarm .........................59
Locating Your Vehicle ..................................59
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Table of Contents

SYMBOLS USED ON YOUR
VEHICLE
These are some of the symbols you may
see on your vehicle.
E162384E162384Air conditioning system
E231157
Air conditioning system lubricant
type
Anti-lock braking system
Avoid smoking, flames or sparks
Battery
Battery acid
Brake fluid - non petroleum
based
Brake system
E270480
Brake system
E139223E139223Cabin air filter
Check fuel cap
Child safety door lock or unlock
Child seat lower anchor
E141E141128128Child seat tether anchor
E332905
Cruise control
Do not open when hot
Electric Parking brake
Engine air filter
Engine coolant
Engine coolant temperature
Engine oil
Explosive gas
Fan warning
E71880
Fasten seatbelt
E231160
Flammable
E67017
Airbag
Front fog lamps
Fuel pump reset
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Symbols Glossary

Fuse compartment
Hazard flashers
Heated rear window
Windshield defrosting system
Interior luggage compartment
release
Jack
E161353
Keep out of reach of children
Lighting control
Low tire pressure warning
Maintain correct fluid level
Note operating instructions
E270945
Horn control
Panic alarm
E139213
Parking aid
E270849
Passenger airbag activated
E270850
Passenger airbag deactivated
Power steering fluid
Power windows front/rear
Power window lockout
E231159
Requires registered technician
E65963E65963Safety alert
See Owner's Manual
E231158
See Service Manual
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL)
Side airbag
Shield the eyes
E138639
Stability control
E163171
Hill descent control
E332910
Trail control
E270969
Windshield wiping system
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Symbols Glossary

WARNING: Do not connect
wireless plug-in devices to the data link
connector. Unauthorized third parties
could gain access to vehicle data and
impair the performance of safety related
systems. Only allow repair facilities that
follow our service and repair instructions
to connect their equipment to the data
link connector.
We respect your privacy and are
committed to protecting it. The
information contained in this publication
was correct at the time of release, but as
technology rapidly changes, we
recommend that you visit the local Ford
website for the latest information.
Your vehicle has electronic control units
that have data recording functionality and
the ability to permanently or temporarily
store data. This data could include
information on the condition and status of
your vehicle, vehicle maintenance
requirements, events and malfunctions.
The types of data that can be recorded are
described in this section. Some of the data
recorded is stored in event logs or error
logs.
Note: Error logs are reset following a service
or repair.
Note: We may provide information in
response to requests from law enforcement,
other government authorities and third
parties acting with lawful authority or
through a legal process. Such information
could be used by them in legal proceedings.
Data recorded includes, for example:
• Operating states of system components, for example fuel level,
tire pressure and battery charge level.
• Vehicle and component status, for example wheel speed, deceleration,
lateral acceleration and seatbelt
status. • Events or errors in essential systems,
for example headlamps and brakes.
• System responses to driving situations, for example airbag deployment and
stability control.
• Environmental conditions, for example temperature.
Some of this data, when used in
combination with other information, for
example an accident report, damage to a
vehicle or eyewitness statements, could
be associated with a specific person.
Services That We Provide
If you use our services, we collect and use
data, for example account information,
vehicle location and driving characteristics,
that could identify you. We transmit this
data through a dedicated, protected
connection. We only collect and use data
to enable your use of our services to which
you have subscribed, with your consent or
where permitted by law. For additional
information, see the terms and conditions
of the services to which you have
subscribed.
For additional information about our
privacy policy, refer to the local Ford
website.
Services That Third Parties
Provide
We recommend that you review the terms
and conditions and data privacy
information for any services equipped with
your vehicle or to which you subscribe. We
take no responsibility for services that third
parties provide.
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Data Privacy

SERVICE DATA
Service data recorders in your vehicle are
capable of collecting and storing
diagnostic information about your vehicle.
This potentially includes information about
the performance or status of various
systems and modules in the vehicle, such
as engine, throttle, steering or brake
systems. In order to properly diagnose and
service your vehicle, Ford Motor Company
(Ford of Canada in Canada), and service
and repair facilities may access or share
among them vehicle diagnostic
information received through a direct
connection to your vehicle when
diagnosing or servicing your vehicle.
Additionally, Ford Motor Company (Ford
of Canada, in Canada) may, where
permitted by law, use vehicle diagnostic
information for vehicle improvement or
with other information we may have about
you, for example, your contact information,
to offer you products or services that may
interest you. Data may be provided to our
service providers such as part suppliers
that may help diagnose malfunctions, and
who are similarly obligated to protect data.
We retain this data only as long as
necessary to perform these functions or to
comply with law. We may provide
information where required in response to
official requests to law enforcement or
other government authorities or third
parties acting with lawful authority or court
order, and such information may be used
in legal proceedings. For U.S. only (if
equipped), if you choose to use connected
apps and services, you consent that certain
diagnostic information may also be
accessed electronically by Ford Motor
Company and Ford authorized service
facilities, and that the diagnostic
information may be used to provide
services to you, personalizing your
experience, troubleshoot, and to improve
products and services and offer you
products and services that may interestyou, where permitted by law. For Canada
only, for more information, please review
the Ford of Canada privacy policy at
www.ford.ca, including our U.S. data
storage and use of service providers in
other jurisdictions who may be subject to
legal requirements in Canada, the United
States and other countries applicable to
them, for example, lawful requirements to
disclose personal information to
governmental authorities in those
countries.
EVENT DATA
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder. The main purpose of an event
data recorder is to record, in certain crash
or near crash-like situations, such as an
airbag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle; this data will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed. The event data recorder is
designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The event data recorder in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle
were operating.
• Whether or not the driver and passenger seatbelts were
buckled/fastened.
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or the
brake pedal.
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
• Where the driver was positioning the steering wheel.
This data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
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Data Privacy

MOBILE DEVICE DATA
If you connect a mobile device to your
vehicle, you can display data from your
device on the touchscreen for example,
music and album art. You can share your
vehicle data with mobile apps on your
device through the system. See Apps
(page 462).
The mobile apps function operates by your
connected device sending data to us in the
United States. The data is encrypted and
includes, for example, the vehicle
identification number of your vehicle, the
SYNC module serial number, odometer,
enabled apps, usage statistics and
debugging information. We retain it only
as long as necessary to provide the service,
to troubleshoot, for continuous
improvement and to offer you products
and services that may be of interest to you
according to your preferences and where
allowed by law.
If you connect a cell phone to the system,
the system creates a profile that links to
that cell phone. The cell phone profile
enables more mobile features and efficient
operation. The profile contains, for
example data from your phonebook, read
and unread text messages and call history,
including history of calls when your cell
phone was not connected to the system.
If you connect a media device, the system
creates and retains a media device index
of supported media content. The system
also records a short diagnostic log of
approximately 10 minutes of all recent
system activity.The cell phone profile, media device index
and diagnostic log remain in your vehicle
unless you delete them and are generally
accessible only in your vehicle when you
connect your cell phone or media device.
If you no longer plan to use the system or
your vehicle, we recommend you use the
master reset function to erase the stored
information. See Settings (page 464).
System data cannot be accessed without
special equipment and access to your
vehicle's module.
For additional information about our
privacy policy, refer to the local Ford
website.
Note:
To find out if your vehicle has
connectivity technology, visit
www
.FordConnected.com.
EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM
D ATA
When the emergency call system is active,
it may disclose to emergency services that
your vehicle has been in a crash involving
the deployment of an airbag or activation
of the fuel pump shut-off. Certain versions
or updates to the emergency call system
may also be capable of electronically or
verbally disclosing to emergency services
operators your vehicle location or other
details about your vehicle or crash to assist
emergency services operators to provide
the most appropriate emergency services.
If you do not want to disclose this
information, do not activate the emergency
call system.
Note: You cannot deactivate emergency
call systems that are required by law.
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Data Privacy

INSTRUMENT PANEL
E285284
Air vents.
A
Direction indicators. See Overriding Automatic High Beam Control (page
102).
B
Cruise controls. See What Is Cruise Control (page 242).
C
Information Display. See Instrument Cluster Overview (page 113).
D
Information display controls and audio controls. See Using the Instrument
Cluster Display Controls (page 123). See Muting the Audio (page 411).
E
Wiper lever. See Switching Windshield Wipers On and Off (page 92).
F
Touchscreen display.
G
Audio unit controls. See Playing or Pausing the Audio Source (page 410).
H
Hazard flasher. See Switching the Hazard Flashers On and Off (page 310).
I
Passenger airbag deactivation indicator. See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 54).
J
Glove compartment.
K
Climate controls. See Automatic Climate Control (page 141).
L
Push button ignition switch. See Push Button Ignition Switch (page 172).
M
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At a Glance

CHILD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: 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.
WARNING: All children are shaped
differently. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and other safety
organizations, base their
recommendations for child restraints on
probable child height, age and weight
thresholds, or on the minimum
requirements of the law. We recommend
that you check with a NHTSA Certified
Child Passenger Safety Technician
(CPST) to make sure that you properly
install the child restraint in your vehicle
and that you consult your pediatrician to
make sure you have a child restraint
appropriate for your child. To locate a
child restraint fitting station and CPST,
contact NHTSA toll free at
1-888-327-4236 or go to
www.nhtsa.dot.gov. In Canada, contact
Transport Canada toll free at
1-800-333-0371 or go to www.tc.gc.ca
to find a Child Car Seat Clinic in your
area. Failure to properly restrain children
in child restraints made especially for
their height, age and weight, may result
in an increased risk of serious injury or
death to your child.
WARNING: On hot days, the
temperature inside the vehicle 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 children are
particularly at risk.
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.
WARNING: Always carefully follow
the instructions and warnings provided
by the manufacturer of any child
restraint to determine if the restraint
device is appropriate for your child's size,
height, weight, or age. Follow the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions and
warnings provided for installation and
use in conjunction with the instructions
and warnings provided by your vehicle
manufacturer. A safety seat that is
improperly installed or utilized, is
inappropriate for your child's height, age,
or weight or does not properly fit the
child may increase the risk of serious
injury or death.
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Child Safety