2004 Ford F150 Owner Guide 5th Printing - Page 132

Seating and Safety Restraints Turning the passenger air bag back on The passenger air bag remains OFF until you turn it back ON. 1. Insert the ignition key and turn the switch to ON. 2. The "passenger airbag off" indicator light will briefly illuminate when the ignition is turned to ON. This indicates that the passenger air bag is operational. Refer to Front passenger sensing system in this chapter. The passenger-side air bag should always be turned to the ON position (the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator light should not be illuminated) unless the passenger is a person who meets the requirements stated either in Category 1, 2 or 3 of the NHTSA/Transport Canada deactivation criteria which follows. The safety belts for the driver and right front passenger seating positions have been specifically designed to function together with the air bags in certain types of crashes. When you turn OFF your air bag, you not only lose the protection of the air bag, you also may reduce the effectiveness of your safety belt system, which was designed to work with the air bag. If you are not a person who meets the requirements stated in the NHTSA/Transport Canada deactivation criteria turning OFF the air bag can increase the risk of serious injury or death in a collision. An infant in a rear-facing seat faces a high risk of serious or fatal injuries from a deploying passenger air bag. Rear facing infant seats should NEVER be placed in the front seats, unless the passenger air bag is turned off (if equipped with an air bag On/Off switch). See Passenger air bag ON/OFF switch. 132 2004 F150 (f12) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)