Turning the passenger air bag back on, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2005 Ranger v.3 User Manual

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If the light fails to illuminate when the passenger air bag switch
is in the OFF position and the ignition switch is in the On

position, have the passenger air bag switch serviced at your Ford or
Lincoln/Mercury dealer immediately.

In order to avoid inadvertent activation of the switch, always
remove the ignition key from the passenger air bag ON/OFF

switch.

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 OFF light will briefly
illuminate when the ignition is
turned to ON. This indicates that
the passenger air bag is operational.

If the OFF light is illuminated when the passenger air bag
ON/OFF switch is in the ON position and the ignition switch is

ON, have the passenger air bag ON/OFF switch serviced at your Ford
or Lincoln/Mercury dealer immediately.

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.

ON

OFF

OFF

PASSENGER AIRBAG

2005 Ranger (ran)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

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