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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2006 Five Hundred v.3 User Manual

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Occupant

Pass Airbag Off
Indicator Light

Passenger Airbag

Empty seat

Unlit

Disabled

Small child in child
safety seat or booster

Lit

Disabled

Small child with safety
belt buckled or
unbuckled

Lit

Disabled

Adult

Unlit

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.

2006 Five Hundred (500)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

129