height adjustment FORD F-150 2019 Owners Manual

Introduction
About This Manual
..........................................7
Symbols Glossary ............................................
7
Data Recording .................................................
9
Perchlorate .......................................................
13
Ford Credit ........................................................
13
Replacement Parts Recommendation ........................................................................\
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14
Special Notices ...............................................
14
Mobile Communications Equipment ........................................................................\
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15
Export Unique Options ................................
16
Environment
Protecting the Environment .......................
17
At a Glance
Instrument Panel ...........................................
18
Child Safety
General Information .....................................
20
Installing Child Restraints ..........................
22
Booster Seats .................................................
33
Child Restraint Positioning ........................
35
Child Safety Locks .........................................
37
Seatbelts
Principle of Operation .................................
38
Fastening the Seatbelts .............................
39
Seatbelt Height Adjustment .....................
43
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and Indicator Chime ............................................................
43
Seatbelt Reminder .......................................
44
Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance ...............................................
46
Seatbelt Extension .......................................
46
Personal Safety System ™
Personal Safety System ™........................
48 Supplementary Restraints
System
Principle of Operation .................................
49
Driver and Passenger Airbags ..................
50
Front Passenger Sensing System ............
51
Side Airbags ....................................................
53
Safety Canopy ™...........................................
54
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator ......
56
Airbag Disposal ..............................................
57
Keys and Remote Controls
General Information on Radio Frequencies .................................................
58
Remote Control .............................................
58
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control ........................................................................\
..
64
MyKey ™
Principle of Operation .................................
65
Creating a MyKey ..........................................
66
Clearing All MyKeys ......................................
67
Checking MyKey System Status ..............
67
Using MyKey With Remote Start Systems ........................................................
68
MyKey – Troubleshooting ..........................
68
Doors and Locks
Locking and Unlocking ................................
70
Keyless Entry ...................................................
73
Tailgate
Tailgate Lock ...................................................
75
Manual Tailgate ..............................................
75
Electronic Tailgate .........................................
75
Removing the Tailgate .................................
76
Tailgate Step ....................................................
77
Bed Extender ...................................................
78
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System .......................
80
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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 20).
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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5. Install in the reverse order.
Note:
Make sure that the wiper blade locks
into place.
ADJUSTING THE HEADLAMPS
Vertical Aim Adjustment
The headlamps on your vehicle are
properly aimed at the assembly plant. If
your vehicle has been in an accident,
contact an authorized dealer to check and
realign your headlamps.
Headlamp Aiming Target 8 feet (2.4 meters).
A
Center height of lamp to ground.
B
25 feet (7.6 meters).
C
Horizontal reference line.
D
Vertical Aim Adjustment
1. Park your vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 ft (7.6 m) away. 2. Measure the height from the center of
your headlamp (indicated by a 3.0
millimeter circle on the lens) to the
ground and mark an
8 ft (2.4 m)
horizontal reference line on the vertical
wall or screen at this height (a piece of
masking tape works well).
Note: To see a clearer light pattern for
adjusting, you may want to block the light
from one headlamp while adjusting the
other.
3. Switch on the low beam headlamps to
illuminate the wall or screen and open
the hood. Cover one of the headlamps
so no light hits the wall. 4.
For halogen or LED headlamps:
On
the wall or screen you will observe a
light pattern with a distinct horizontal
edge toward the right. If this edge is not
at the horizontal reference line, you will
need to adjust the beam so the edge
is at the same height as the horizontal
reference line.
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Remote Control..............................................58
Car Finder................................................................ 62
Integrated Keyhead Transmitter.................... 58
Intelligent Access Key......................................... 59
Remote Start......................................................... 63
Replacing the Battery........................................ 60
Sounding a Panic Alarm.................................... 62
Remote Start..................................................153
Automatic Settings............................................ 154
Heated and Cooled Features......................... 154
Last Settings........................................................ 154
Removing the Tailgate
..................................76
Repairing Minor Paint Damage..............383
Replacement Parts Recommendation........................................14
Collision Repairs.................................................... 14
Scheduled Maintenance and Mechanical Repairs.................................................................. 14
Warranty on Replacement Parts..................... 14
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control............................................................64
Reporting Safety Defects (Canada Only)..............................................................337
Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. Only)..............................................................337
Roadside Assistance..................................326 Vehicles Sold in Canada: Getting Roadside
Assistance........................................................ 327
Vehicles Sold in the United States: Getting Roadside Assistance................................... 326
Vehicles Sold in the United States: Using Roadside Assistance................................... 326
Roadside Emergencies
..............................326
Running-In See: Breaking-In.................................................. 319
Running Out of Fuel....................................193 Adding Fuel From a Portable Fuel
Container.......................................................... 193
Filling a Portable Fuel Container.................. 193
S
Safety Canopy ™
............................................54
Safety Precautions......................................188
Satellite Radio
..............................................459
Satellite Radio Electronic Serial Number
(ESN)................................................................ 460
Satellite Radio Reception Factors..............460 SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service.................460
Troubleshooting..................................................
461
Scheduled Maintenance Record
............575
Scheduled Maintenance...........................562
Seatbelt Extension........................................46
Seatbelt Height Adjustment......................43
Seatbelt Reminder
........................................44
Belt-Minder™........................................................ 44
Seatbelts...........................................................38 Principle of Operation........................................ 38
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and Indicator Chime..............................................................43
Conditions of operation..................................... 44
Seats.................................................................155
Security.............................................................80
Selective Catalytic Reductant System..........................................................202
Contaminated Diesel Exhaust Fluid or Inoperative Selective Catalytic Reduction
System............................................................. 206
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Guidelines and Information
..................................................... 205
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Level.............................. 202
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Warning Messages and Vehicle Operations.............................. 204
Filling the Diesel Exhaust Fluid Tank..........203
Settings...........................................................529 911 Assist............................................................... 534
Bluetooth............................................................... 531
Clock........................................................................\
531
Display................................................................... 542
General.................................................................. 539
Media Player........................................................ 530
Mobile Apps......................................................... 537
Modem.................................................................. 539
Navigation............................................................ 535
Phone...................................................................... 531
Radio...................................................................... 534
Sound..................................................................... 529
Valet Mode........................................................... 543
Vehicle.................................................................... 541
Voice Control....................................................... 543
Wi-Fi........................................................................\
541
Side Airbags
.....................................................53
Sitting in the Correct Position..................155
Sliding Windows...........................................105 Power Sliding Back Window.......................... 105
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