FORD 2004 F-150 v.5 - Manual (Page 127)

• The front passenger seat is unoccupied.
• The system determines that a small child is present in a rear-facing
child seat that is properly installed according to the manufacturer’s
instructions. (The system may not automatically turn the airbag OFF
if a child seat is attached to the LATCH anchors on the front
passenger seat of the Regular Cab, therefore turn the airbag OFF with
the manual Airbag On/Off switch.)
• 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 may not automatically
turn the airbag OFF if a child seat is attached to the LATCH anchors
on the front passenger seat of the Regular Cab, therefore turn the
airbag OFF with the manual Airbag On/Off switch.)
• The system determines that a small child is present in a booster seat.
(The system may not automatically turn the airbag OFF if a booster is
attached to the LATCH anchors on the front passenger seat of the
Regular Cab, therefore turn the airbag OFF with the manual Airbag
On/Off switch.)
• A front passenger takes his/her weight off of the seat for a period of
time.
Even with the front passenger sensing system, children 12 and
under should be properly restrained in the back seat.
When you install a child seat on the front passenger seat of a
Regular Cab, turn the Passenger Airbag On/Off switch to OFF.
When the front passenger seat is occupied and the sensing system has
turned off the passenger’s frontal air bag, the
Љpassenger air bag offЉ or
Љpass air bag offЉ indicator will light and stay lit to remind you that the
front passenger frontal air bag is off. When the front passenger seat is
not occupied (empty seat) or in the event that the front passenger
frontal air bag is enabled (may inflate), the indicator light will be unlit.
The indicator light is located in the
center stack of the instrument panel
just above the radio. To confirm that
the indicator light is functional, it
will momentarily illuminate when the ignition is turned to the ON
postion.
The front passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the front
passenger’s frontal air bag when a rear facing child seat, a forward-facing
2004 F150 (f12)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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