FORD 2013 Flex v.1 - Manual

Introduction 9
Child Safety 17
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Child seat positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Installing child seats with lap and shoulder belts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Installing child safety seats with lower anchors and tethers for
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Installing child safety seats with tether straps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Safety Belts 36
Fastening the safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Safety belt warning light and indicator chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Safety belt-minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Rear inflatable safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Child restraint and safety belt maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Personal Safety System 48
Supplementary Restraints System 49
Driver and passenger airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Front passenger sensing system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Safety canopy curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Crash sensors and airbag indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Airbag disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Keys and Remote Control 62
General information on radio frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Replacing a lost key or remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
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