child restraint FORD ESCAPE 2021 User Guide

SEATBELT PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Always drive and ride
with your seatback upright and the lap
belt snug and low across the hips. WARNING:
Children must always
be properly restrained. WARNING:
Do not allow a
passenger to hold a child on their lap
when your vehicle is moving. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death in the event of a
sudden stop or crash. 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:
It is extremely
dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside
or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow
people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and
seatbelts. Make sure everyone in your
vehicle is in a seat and properly using a
seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning
could result in serious personal injury or
death. WARNING:
In a rollover crash, an
unbelted person is significantly more
likely to die than a person wearing a
seatbelt. WARNING:
Each seating position
in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt
assembly made up of one buckle and
one tongue designed to be used as a pair.
Use the shoulder belt on the outside
shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder
belt under the arm. Never use a single
seatbelt for more than one person. 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:
Seatbelts and seats
may be hot in a vehicle that is in the
sunshine. The hot seatbelts or seats may
burn a small child. Check seat covers and
buckles before you place a child
anywhere near them. 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 seating positions in this vehicle have
lap and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants
of the vehicle should properly wear their
seatbelts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.
The seatbelt system consists of:
• Lap and shoulder seatbelts.
• A shoulder seatbelt with automatic
locking mode, except driver seatbelt.
• Height adjusters at the front outermost
seating positions.
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When the initial warning expires for the
driver, more warnings are provided for the
driver and front passenger. This warning
tone sounds if you or your front passenger
do not fasten the seatbelt buckle and the
vehicle speed exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h).
This tone also sounds if an occupant
unfastens the rear seatbelt buckle or it
becomes unfastened.
Switching the Seatbelt Reminder
On and Off WARNING:
While the system
allows you to deactivate it, this system
is designed to improve your chances of
being safely belted and surviving an
accident. We recommend you leave the
system activated for yourself and others
who may use the vehicle.
Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch off independently. When
you perform this procedure for one seating
position, do not buckle the other position as
this cancels the process.
Read Steps 1 - 4 before proceeding with
the programming procedure.
Make sure that:
• You set the parking brake.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• You close all vehicle doors.
• You unfasten the driver and front
passenger seatbelts.
1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the
engine. 2. Wait about one minute until the
seatbelt warning light switches off.
After Step 2, wait an additional five
seconds before proceeding with Step
3. Once you start Step 3, you must
complete the procedure within 60
seconds.
3. For the seating position you are switching off, fasten then unfasten the
seatbelt three times at a moderate
speed, ending in the unfastened state.
After Step 3, the seatbelt warning light
switches on.
4. When the seatbelt warning light is on, fasten then unfasten the seatbelt. After
Step 4, the seatbelt warning light
flashes for confirmation.
This switches the feature off for that
seating position if it is currently on.
This switches the feature on for that
seating position if it is currently off.
CHECKING THE SEATBELTS
Check the seatbelts and child restraints
periodically to make sure they work
properly and are not damaged. Make sure
there are no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if
necessary.
Check the following seatbelt assemblies
after a crash.
• Retractors.
• Buckles.
• Front seatbelt buckle assemblies.
• Shoulder belt height adjusters.
• Shoulder belt guide on seat backrest.
• Child restraint LATCH and tether
anchors.
• Attaching hardware.
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Read the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions for additional inspection and
maintenance information specific to the
child restraint.
We recommend that all seatbelt
assemblies in use in vehicles involved in a
crash be replaced. However, if the crash
was minor and an authorized dealer finds
that the belts do not show damage and
continue to operate properly, they do not
need to be replaced. Seatbelt assemblies
not in use during a crash should also be
checked and replaced if either damage or
improper operation is noted.
Properly care for seatbelts. See Cleaning
Seatbelts (page 355).
SEATBELT EXTENSIONS WARNING:
Persons who fit into
the vehicle's seatbelt should not use an
extension. Unnecessary use could result
in serious personal injury in the event of
a crash. WARNING:
Only use extensions
provided free of charge by our dealers.
The dealer will provide an extension
designed specifically for this vehicle,
model year and seating position. The use
of an extension intended for another
vehicle, model year or seating position
may not offer you the full protection of
your vehicle's seatbelt restraint system. WARNING:
Never use seatbelt
extensions to install child restraints. WARNING:
Do not use extensions
to change the way the seatbelt fits
across the torso, over the lap or to make
the seatbelt buckle easier to reach. If, because of body size or driving position,
it is not possible to properly fasten the
seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an
extension that is compatible with the
seatbelts is available free of charge from
our dealers. Only use our seatbelt
extensions made by the original equipment
seatbelt manufacturer with our seatbelts.
Ask your authorized dealer if your extension
is compatible with your vehicle restraint
system.
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WARNING: Do not lean your head
on the door. The side airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the side of the
seatback.
The side airbags are on the outermost side
of each front and rear seat backrest. In
certain sideways crashes or rollovers, the
airbags will be inflated. The airbag was
designed to inflate between the door panel
and occupant to further enhance the
protection provided occupants in side
impact crashes.
Properly restrain children 12 years old and
under in the rear seats. The rear side airbag
will not interfere with children restrained
using a properly installed child or booster
seat. The system consists of the following:
•
A label or embossed side panel
indicating that side airbags are fitted
to your vehicle.
• Side airbags inside the driver and front
passenger seat backrests, as well as
side airbags inside of each outermost
rear seat backrest.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See
Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
54
). HOW DO THE KNEE AIRBAGS
WORK
The driver knee airbag is under or within
the instrument panel. During a crash, the
restraints control module may activate the
knee airbag based on crash severity and
respective occupant conditions. Under
certain crash and occupant conditions, the
knee airbag may deploy but the
corresponding front airbag may not
activate. It is important to be properly
seated and restrained to reduce the risk of
death or serious injury.
Make sure the knee airbag is
operating properly. See
Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator
(page
54).
HOW DOES THE SAFETY
CANOPY™ WORK WARNING:
Do not place objects
or mount equipment on or near the
headliner at the siderail that may come
into contact with a deploying curtain
airbag. Failure to follow these
instructions may increase the risk of
personal injury in the event of a crash. WARNING:
Do not lean your head
on the door. The curtain airbag could
injure you as it deploys from the
headliner. WARNING:
To reduce risk of injury,
do not obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the airbag.
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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 inflates
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 54). 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.
AIRBAG PRECAUTIONS
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 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:
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:
Do not place your arms
on the airbag cover or through the
steering wheel. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury.
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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:
To reduce risk of injury,
do not obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the airbag. 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:
Do not attempt to
service, repair, or modify the
supplementary restraint system or
associated components. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death. WARNING:
Several airbag system
components get hot after inflation. To
reduce the risk of injury, do not touch
them after inflation. 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. PROPERLY ADJUSTING THE
DRIVER AND FRONT
PASSENGER SEATS 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.
After all occupants have adjusted their
seats and put on seatbelts, it is very
important that they continue to sit
properly. Properly seated occupants sit
upright, lean against the seat backrest, 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
greatly increases.
CHILDREN AND AIRBAGS 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.
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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.
FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM
What Is the Front Passenger
Sensing System
This system detects a properly seated
occupant and determines if the front
passenger airbag should be enabled.
How Does the Front Passenger
Sensing System Work
The system uses a passenger airbag status
indicator which illuminates indicating that
the front passenger frontal airbag is either
enabled or disabled.
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 indicator lamps are in the center stack
of the instrument panel.
The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable the front passenger
frontal airbag under these 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 the front passenger
frontal airbag, the passenger airbag
status indicator illuminates the off
lamp.
• If you have installed the child restraint,
but the passenger airbag status
indicator illuminates the on lamp,
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.
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Changing the Engine Air Filter - 2.5L,
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)/Plug-In
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)...........344
Changing the Fuel Filter - Gasoline, Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)..............344
Changing the Remote Control Battery - Vehicles With: Flip Key...............................61
Battery Replacement Procedure..................... 61
Changing the Remote Control Battery - Vehicles With: Push Button Start.........60
Changing the Vehicle Wi-Fi Hotspot Name or Password
....................................413
Charge Port Indicators..............................204
Charging a Device.........................................167
Charging a Wireless Device
......................169
Charging Equipment...................................201
........................................................................\
........... 201
MOVING AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS............................................ 204
Charging Your Vehicle.................................201 AC Charging......................................................... 205
Charging Your Vehicle – Troubleshooting........................................... 208
Charging Your Vehicle Precautions
........201
Charging Your Vehicle – Troubleshooting.......................................208
Charging Your Vehicle – Frequently Asked Questions........................................................ 209
Charging Your Vehicle – Information Messages......................................................... 208
Checking MyKey System Status..............66
Checking the Brake Fluid...........................222
Checking the Coolant................................339 Adding Coolant.................................................. 339
Coolant Change.................................................. 341
Engine Coolant Temperature Management
.................................................. 342
Fail-Safe Cooling................................................ 341
Severe Climates................................................. 340
Checking the Seatbelts...............................44
Checking the Tire Pressures.....................372
Checking the Wiper Blades
........................94
Children and Airbags....................................50
Child Restraint Anchor Points...................29 Locating the Child Restraint Lower Anchor
Points................................................................... 29
Locating the Child Restraint Top Tether Anchor Points................................................... 30What Are the Child Restraint Anchor
Points................................................................... 29
Child Restraints
..............................................30
Child Restraint Position Information............30
Child Restraints Recommendation................31
Child Safety......................................................28 Child Restraint Anchor Points......................... 29
Child Restraints.................................................... 30
Installing Child Restraints.................................. 31
Child Safety Locks.........................................38 Left-Hand Side..................................................... 38
Right-Hand Side................................................... 38
Child Safety Precautions
.............................28
Cleaning Products.......................................352
Materials................................................................ 352
Cleaning the Exterior
..................................352
Cleaning Camera Lenses and
Sensors............................................................. 354
Cleaning Chrome, Aluminium or Stainless Steel................................................................... 353
Cleaning Headlamps and Rear Lamps............................................................... 352
Cleaning Stripes or Graphics......................... 354
Cleaning the Engine Compartment............353
Cleaning the Exterior Precautions...............352
Cleaning the Underbody................................. 354
Cleaning Wheels................................................ 353
Cleaning Windows and Wiper Blades............................................................... 353
Cleaning the Interior...................................354 Cleaning Carpets and Floor Mats................355
Cleaning Displays and Screens.................... 354
Cleaning Fabric Seats and Headliners....................................................... 355
Cleaning Leather and Vinyl ........................... 355
Cleaning Moonroof Tracks............................. 356
Cleaning Plastic.................................................. 354
Cleaning Seatbelts............................................ 355
Cleaning Storage Compartments...............356
Cleaning the Instrument Panel.................... 354
Clearing All MyKeys.......................................66
Clearing the Garage Door Opener.........164
Climate Control
..............................................137
Closing the Liftgate.......................................78 Closing the Hands-Free Liftgate.................... 83
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Vehicle Stationary for Extended Periods
During Extreme High Ambient
Temperatures.................................................. 145
Hood Lock See: Opening and Closing the Hood..........333
Horn......................................................................91
How Does Active Park Assist Work...............................................................243
How Does Adaptive Cruise Control With Stop and Go Work....................................249
How Does a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Work...............................................................180
........................................................................\
........... 180
How Does All-Wheel Drive Work............217
How Does Auto Hold Work......................228
How Does Blind Spot Information System Work...............................................273
How Does Cross Traffic Alert Work...............................................................276
How Does Driver Alert Work....................287
How Does Easy Entry and Exit Work.......77
How Does Hill Start Assist Work
............227
How Does Pre-Collision Assist Work...............................................................279
How Does Speed Sign Recognition Work..............................................................289
How Does Stability Control Work...........231 Electronic Stability Control............................. 231
How Does the Garage Door Opener Work...............................................................162
How Does the Lane Keeping System Work..............................................................266
How Does the Memory Function Work...............................................................160
How Does the Personal Safety System Work.................................................................46
How Does the Rear Occupant Alert System Work
...............................................158
How Does the Safety Canopy ™
Work.................................................................48
How Does Traction Control Work..........229
How Does Trailer Sway Control Work...............................................................310
How Do the Front Airbags Work...............47
How Do the Knee Airbags Work...............48
How Do the Side Airbags Work.................47
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Driving Characteristics...........................................180 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Indicators..........180
Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Information..................................................180
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information – Troubleshooting.............................................. 181
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information...................................................... 182
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information – Troubleshooting......................................... 183
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information – Troubleshooting..........................................
181
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information –
Frequently Asked Questions...................... 181
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information – Information Messages.................................. 181
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Information – Warning Lamps............................................... 181
I
Identifying Fuse Types...............................332
Ignition Switch................................................172 Starting the Engine............................................. 173
Switching the Ignition Off................................ 172
Switching the Ignition On................................. 172
Switching the Ignition to Accessory Mode................................................................... 172
Inflating the Tires.........................................372
Information on the Tire Sidewall............361 Information on P Type Tires.......................... 362
Inspecting the Tire for Damage..............373 Safety Practices.................................................. 373
Inspecting the Tire for Wear.....................373
Inspecting the Wheel Valve Stems.......374
Installing and Removing the Luggage Compartment Cover
...............................299
Installing the Luggage Cover......................... 299
Removing the Luggage Cover....................... 299
Installing Child Restraints............................31 Combining the Seatbelt and Lower Anchors
for Attaching Child Restraints.................... 35
Installing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat...................................................................... 34
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children............................................................... 33
Using Seatbelts...................................................... 31
Using Tether Straps............................................. 35
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