2011 Ford Taurus Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 157

Seating and Safety Restraints The heated seats only operate when the ignition is on. To operate the heated seats: • Press the indicated side of the control for maximum heat. • Press again to deactivate. • Press the indicated side of the control for minimum heat. • Press again to deactivate. The heated seat module resets at every ignition run cycle. While the ignition is in the on position, activating the high or low heated seat switch enables heating mode. When activated, they will turn off automatically when the engine is turned off. The indicator light will illuminate when the heated seats have been activated. SAFETY RESTRAINTS Personal Safety System™ The Personal Safety System provides an improved overall level of frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries. The system is able to analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help better protect a range of occupants in a variety of frontal crash situations. Your vehicle's Personal Safety System consists of: • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front outboard safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors (first row only), and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Front passenger sensing system 157 2011 Taurus Owners Guide, 3rd Printing USA (fus)