FORD 2004 Taurus v.3 - Manual (Page 111)

sensors that are part of the front passenger’s seat and safety belt. The
sensors are designed to detect the presence of a properly-seated
occupant and determine if the front passenger’s frontal airbag should be
enabled (may inflate) or not.
The front passenger sensing system is designed to meet the regulatory
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208
and is designed to turn off the front passenger’s frontal airbag if:
• the front passenger seat is unoccupied,
• the system determines that an infant is present in a rear-facing infant
seat that is properly installed according to the manufacturer’s
instructions,
• the system determines that a small child is present in a forward-facing
child restraint that is properly installed according to the
manufacturer’s instructions,
• the system determines that a small child is present in a booster seat,
• a front passenger takes his/her weight off of the seat for a period of
time,
• the front passenger seat is occupied by a smaller person, such as a
child who has outgrown child restraints or a very small person,
Even with the front passenger sensing system, children 12 and
under should be properly restrained in the back seat.
When the front passenger seat is
occupied and the sensing system
has turned off the passenger’s
frontal airbag, the
Љpassenger airbag
off
Љ or Љpass airbag offЉ indicator will
light and stay lit to remind you that
the front passenger frontal airbag is off. When the front passenger seat is
not occupied (empty seat) or in the event that the front passenger
frontal airbag is enabled (may inflate), the indicator light will be unlit.
The indicator light is located next to the climate controls on the bottom
right corner of the center stack of the instrument panel.
The front passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the front
passenger’s frontal airbag when a rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing
child restraint, or a booster seat is detected. If the child restraint has
been installed and the indicator is not lit, then turn the vehicle off,
remove the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the restraint
following the child restraint manufacturer’s directions.
2004 Taurus (tau)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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