2006 Ford Freestyle Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 139

Seating and Safety Restraints Pass Airbag Off Indicator Light Empty seat Unlit Small child in child safety Lit seat or booster Small child with safety Lit belt buckled or unbuckled Adult Unlit Occupant Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Even with Advanced Restraints Systems, children 12 and under should be properly restrained in the back seat. After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on safety belts, it's very important that they continue to sit properly. A properly seated occupant sits upright, leaning against the seat back, and centered 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 is greatly increased. Sitting improperly out of position or with the seat back reclined too far can take off weight from the seat cushion and affect the decision of the front passenger sensing system, resulting in serious injury or death in a crash. Always sit upright against your seatback, with your feet on the floor. The front passenger sensing system may detect small or medium objects placed on the seat cushion. For most objects that are in the front passenger seat, the passenger airbag will be disabled. Even though the passenger airbag is disabled, the Љpass airbag offЉ lamp may or may not be illuminated according to the table below. Objects Pass Airbag Off Indicator Light Small (i.e. 3 ring binder, small Unlit purse, bottled water) Medium (i.e. heavy briefcase, Lit fully packed luggage) Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled 139 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)