Lincoln MKC (2019 year). Manual - part 3

Then...

If...

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You and the front seat passenger buckle your safety belts before you
switch the ignition on or less than 1-2 minutes elapse after you switch

the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the safety belt warning light illumin-

ates and a warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every 25 seconds,

repeating for about 5 minutes or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

You or the front seat passenger do not buckle your safety belts before
your vehicle reaches at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1-2 minutes elapse

after you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the safety belt warning light illumin-

ates and a warning tone sounds for 6 seconds every 25 seconds,

repeating for about 5 minutes or until you and the front seat passenger

buckle your safety belts.

The safety belt for the driver or front passenger is unbuckled for about

1 minute while the vehicle is traveling at least 6 mph (9.7 km/h) and

more than 1-2 minutes elapse after you switch the ignition on...

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Seatbelts

Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder
Feature

WARNING

While the system allows you to
deactivate it, this system is designed

to improve your chances of being safely
belted and surviving an accident. We
recommend you leave the system activated
for yourself and others who may use the
vehicle.

Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch on and off independently.
When you perform this procedure for one
seating position, do not buckle the other
position as this will terminate the process.

Read Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before
proceeding with the programming
procedure.

Before following the procedure, make sure
that:
•

The parking brake is set.

•

The transmission is in park (P) or neutral
(N).

•

The ignition is off.

•

The driver and front passenger safety
belts are unbuckled.

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

vehicle.

2. Wait until the safety belt warning light

turns off (about one minute). After Step
2, wait an additional 5 seconds before
proceeding with Step 3. Once you start
Step 3, you must complete the procedure
within 30 seconds.

3. For the seating position you are switching

off, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt
three times at a moderate speed, ending
in the unbuckled state. After Step 3, the
safety belt warning light turns on.

4. While the safety belt warning light is on,

buckle and then unbuckle the safety belt.
After Step 4, the safety belt warning light
flashes for confirmation.

•

This will switch the feature off for that
seating position if it is currently on.

•

This will switch the feature on for that
seating position if it is currently off.

CHILD RESTRAINT AND SEATBELT
MAINTENANCE

Inspect the vehicle seatbelts and child safety
seat systems periodically to make sure they
work properly and are not damaged. Inspect
the vehicle and child restraint seatbelts to
make sure there are no nicks, tears or cuts.
Replace if necessary. All vehicle seatbelt
assemblies, including retractors, buckles,
front seatbelt buckle assemblies, buckle
support assemblies (slide bar-if equipped),
shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped),
shoulder belt guide on seat backrest (if
equipped), child safety seat LATCH and
tether anchors, and attaching hardware,
should be inspected after a crash. Read the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions for
additional inspection and maintenance
information specific to the child restraint.

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Seatbelts

We recommend that all seatbelt assemblies
in use in vehicles involved in a crash be
replaced. However, if the crash was minor
and an authorized dealer finds that the belts
do not show damage and continue to
operate properly, they do not need to be
replaced. Seatbelt assemblies not in use
during a crash should also be inspected and
replaced if either damage or improper
operation is noted.

Properly care for seatbelts.  See Vehicle
Care (page 303).

SEATBELT EXTENSION

WARNINGS

Persons who fit into the vehicle's
seatbelt should not use an extension.

Unnecessary use could result in serious
personal injury in the event of a crash.

WARNINGS

Only use extensions provided free of
charge by Lincoln Motor Company

dealers. The dealer will provide an extension
designed specifically for this vehicle, model
year and seating position. The use of an
extension intended for another vehicle,
model year or seating position may not offer
you the full protection of your vehicle’s
seatbelt restraint system.

Never use seatbelt extensions to install
child restraints.

Do not use a seatbelt extension with
an inflatable seatbelt.

Do not use extensions to change the
fit of the belt across the torso, over the

lap or to make the seatbelt buckle easier to
reach.

If, because of body size or driving position,
it is not possible to properly fasten the
seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an
extension that is compatible with the
seatbelts is available free of charge from
Lincoln Motor Company dealers. Only Lincoln

seatbelt extensions made by the same
company which made the original equipment
seatbelts, should be used with Lincoln
seatbelts. Ask your authorized dealer if your
extension is compatible with your Lincoln
vehicle restraint system.

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Seatbelts

The Personal Safety System provides an
improved overall level of frontal crash
protection to front seat occupants and is
designed to help further reduce the risk of
airbag-related injuries. The system is able to
analyze different occupant conditions and
crash severity before activating the
appropriate safety devices to help better
protect a range of occupants in a variety of
frontal crash situations.

The Vehicle Personal Safety System consists
of:
•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints.

•

Front seat outboard seatbelts with
pretensioners, energy management
retractors and seatbelt usage sensors.

•

Driver seat position sensor.

•

Passenger seat position sensor.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

•

Passenger airbag off and on indicator
lamp.

•

Front crash severity sensors.

•

Restraints control module with impact
and safing sensors.

•

Restraint system warning lamp and tone.

•

The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash
sensors, seatbelt pretensioners, front
seatbelt usage sensors, driver seat
position sensor, front passenger sensing
system and indicator lights.

How Does the Personal Safety System
Work?

The Personal Safety System can adapt the
deployment strategy of the safety devices
according to crash severity and occupant
conditions. A collection of crash and
occupant sensors provides information to
the restraints control module. During a crash,
the restraints control module may deploy the
seatbelt pretensioners, one or both stages
of the dual-stage airbags based on crash
severity and occupant conditions.

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Personal Safety System™

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Airbags do not inflate slowly or gently,
and the risk of injury from a deploying

airbag is the greatest close to the trim
covering the airbag module.

All occupants of your vehicle, including
the driver, should always properly wear

their seatbelts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.
Failure to properly wear your seatbelt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

Even with advanced restraints systems,
properly restrain children 12 and under

in a rear seating position. Failure to follow
this could seriously increase the risk of injury
or death.

Do not place your arms on the airbag
cover or through the steering wheel.

Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury.

WARNINGS

Keep the areas in front of the airbags
free from obstruction. Do not affix

anything to or over the airbag covers.
Objects could become projectiles during
airbag deployment or in a sudden stop.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Never place a

rear-facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. If you must use a forward-facing child
restraint in the front seat, move the seat upon
which the child restraint is installed all the
way back.

Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the supplementary restraint

system or associated components. Failure
to follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death.

Several airbag system components get
hot after inflation. To reduce the risk

of injury, do not touch them after inflation.

WARNINGS

If a supplementary restraint system
component has deployed, it will not

function again. Have the system and
associated components inspected as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

The airbags are a supplemental restraint
system and are designed to work with the
seatbelts to help protect the driver and right
front passenger from certain upper body
injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly; there
is a risk of injury from a deploying airbag.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a
cloud of harmless powdery residue if an
airbag deploys. This is normal.

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The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly upon
activation.  After airbag deployment, it is
normal to notice a smoke-like, powdery
residue or smell the burnt propellant.  This
may consist of cornstarch, talcum powder (to
lubricate the bag) or sodium compounds (for
example, baking soda) that result from the
combustion process that inflates the airbag. 
Small amounts of sodium hydroxide may be
present which may irritate the skin and eyes,
but none of the residue is toxic.

While the system is designed to help reduce
serious injuries, contact with a deploying
airbag may also cause abrasions or swelling.
Temporary hearing loss is also a possibility
as a result of the noise associated with a
deploying airbag. Because airbags must
inflate rapidly and with considerable force,
there is the risk of death or serious injuries
such as fractures, facial and eye injuries or
internal injuries, particularly to occupants
who are not properly restrained or are
otherwise out of position at the time of airbag
deployment. Thus, it is extremely important
that occupants be properly restrained as far
away from the airbag module as possible
while maintaining vehicle control.

Routine maintenance of the airbags is not
required.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS

WARNINGS

Do not place your arms on the airbag
cover or through the steering wheel.

Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury.

Keep the areas in front of the airbags
free from obstruction. Do not affix

anything to or over the airbag covers.
Objects could become projectiles during
airbag deployment or in a sudden stop.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Never place a

rear-facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. If you must use a forward-facing child
restraint in the front seat, move the seat upon
which the child restraint is installed all the
way back.

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The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.

The driver and passenger front airbag system
consists of:
•

Driver and passenger airbag modules.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

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· Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 51).

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Proper Driver and Front Passenger
Seating Adjustment

WARNING

National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) recommends

a minimum distance of at least 10 in (25 cm)
between an occupant's chest and the driver
airbag module.

To properly position yourself away from the
airbag:
•

Move your seat to the rear as far as you
can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.

•

Recline the seat slightly (one or two
degrees) from the upright position.

After all occupants have adjusted their seats
and put on seatbelts, it is very important that
they continue to sit properly. A properly
seated occupant sits upright, leaning against
the seatback, 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.

Children and Airbags

WARNING

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Never place a

rear-facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. If you must use a forward-facing child
restraint in the front seat, move the seat upon
which the child restraint is installed all the
way back.

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Children must always be properly restrained.
Accident statistics suggest that children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of injury in a crash.

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FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM

WARNINGS

Even with advanced restraints systems,
properly restrain children 12 and under

in a rear seating position. Failure to follow
this could seriously increase the risk of injury
or death.

Sitting improperly, out of position or
with the seatback reclined too far can

take weight off the seat cushion and affect
the decision of the passenger sensing
system, resulting in serious injury or death
in the event of a crash. Always sit upright
against your seat back, with your feet on the
floor.

Any alteration or modification to the
front passenger seat may affect the

performance of the front passenger sensing
system. This could seriously increase the risk
of injury or death.

This system works with sensors that are part
of the front passenger seat and seatbelt to
detect the presence of a properly-seated
occupant and determine if the front
passenger frontal airbag should be enabled
(may inflate) or not.

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The front passenger sensing system uses a
passenger airbag status indicator that
illuminates indicating that the front
passenger frontal airbag is either ON
(enabled) or OFF (disabled).

The indicator lamp is in the center stack of
the instrument panel.

Note: The passenger airbag status indicator
OFF and ON indicator lamps illuminate for
a short period of time when you first switch
the ignition on to confirm they are functional.

The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable (will not inflate) the front
passenger frontal airbag when the front
passenger seat is unoccupied, or a rear
facing infant seat, a forward-facing child
restraint, or a booster seat is detected. Even
with this technology, parents are strongly
encouraged to always properly restrain
children in the rear seat. The sensor also
turns off the passenger front airbag and
seat-mounted side airbag when the
passenger seat is empty.

•

When the front passenger sensing
system disables (will not inflate) the front
passenger frontal airbag, the passenger
airbag status indicator illuminates the
OFF lamp and stays lit to remind you that
the front passenger frontal airbag is
disabled.

•

If you have installed the child restraint
and the passenger airbag status indicator
illuminates the ON lamp, then switch the
vehicle off, remove the child restraint
from the vehicle and reinstall the restraint
following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.

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The front passenger sensing system is
designed to enable (may inflate) the front
passenger frontal airbag anytime the system
senses that a person of adult size is sitting
properly in the front passenger seat.

•

When the front passenger sensing
system enables the front passenger
frontal airbag (may inflate), the passenger
airbag status indicator illuminates the ON
lamp and remains illuminated.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front
passenger seat, but the airbag off indicator
lamp is lit, it is possible that the person is not
sitting properly in the seat. If this happens:
•

Switch the vehicle off and ask the person
to place the seat backrest in an upright
position.

•

Have the person sit upright in the seat,
centered on the seat cushion, with the
person’s legs comfortably extended.

•

Restart the vehicle and have the person
remain in this position for about two
minutes. This allows the system to detect
that person and enable the passenger
frontal airbag.

•

If the indicator OFF lamp remains lit even
after this, advise the person to ride in the
rear seat.

Passenger Airbag

Passenger Airbag Status Indicator

Occupant

Disabled

OFF: Lit

Empty

ON: Unlit

Disabled

OFF: Lit

Child

ON: Unlit

Enabled

OFF: Unlit

Adult

ON: Lit

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Note: When the passenger airbag status
indicator OFF light illuminates, the passenger
(seat mounted) side airbag may be disabled
to avoid the risk of airbag deployment
injuries.

After all occupants have adjusted their seats
and put on seatbelts, it is very important that
they continue to sit properly. A properly
seated occupant sits upright, leaning against
the seat backrest, 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 greatly
increases.

If you think that the status of the passenger
airbag off indicator lamp is incorrect, check
for the following:

•

Objects lodged underneath the seat.

•

Objects between the seat cushion and
the center console.

•

Objects hanging off the seat backrest.

•

Objects stowed in the seat backrest map
pocket.

•

Objects placed on the occupant's lap.

•

Cargo interference with the seat

•

Other passengers pushing or pulling on
the seat.

•

Rear passenger feet and knees resting
or pushing on the seat.

The conditions listed above may cause the
weight of a properly seated occupant to be
incorrectly interpreted by the front passenger
sensing system. The person in the front
passenger seat may appear heavier or lighter
due to the conditions described in the list
above.

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Make sure the front passenger
sensing system is operating
properly.  See Crash Sensors and

Airbag Indicator (page 51).

If the airbag readiness light is lit, do the
following:

The driver and adult passengers should
check for objects lodged underneath the
front passenger seat, or cargo interfering
with the seat.

If there are lodged objects, or cargo is
interfering with the seat, take the following
steps to remove the obstruction:

•

Pull the vehicle over.

•

Switch the vehicle off.

•

Driver and adult passengers should
check for any objects lodged underneath
the front passenger seat or cargo
interfering with the seat.

•

Remove the obstruction(s) (if found).

•

Restart the vehicle.

•

Wait at least two minutes and verify that
the airbag readiness light is no longer
illuminated.

•

If the airbag readiness light remains
illuminated, this may or may not be a
problem due to the front passenger
sensing system.

Do not attempt to repair or service the
system. Take your vehicle immediately to an
authorized dealer.

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If it is necessary to modify an advanced front
airbag system to accommodate a person
with disabilities, contact the Ford Customer
Relationship Center.  See Getting the
Services You Need (page 259).

SIDE AIRBAGS

WARNINGS

Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the airbag cover,

on the side of the seatbacks (of the front
seats), or in front seat areas that may come
into contact with a deploying airbag. Failure
to follow these instructions may increase the
risk of personal injury in the event of a crash.

Do not use accessory seat covers. The
use of accessory seat covers may

prevent the deployment of the side airbags
and increase the risk of injury in an accident.

Do not lean your head on the door. The
side airbag could injure you as it

deploys from the side of the seatback.

WARNINGS

Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the airbag, its fuses or the seat

cover on a seat containing an airbag as you
could be seriously injured or killed. Contact
your authorized dealer as soon as possible.

If the side airbag has deployed, the
airbag will not function again. The side

airbag system (including the seat) must be
inspected and serviced by an authorized
dealer. If the airbag is not replaced, the
unrepaired area will increase the risk of injury
in a crash.

The side airbags are located on the outboard
side of the seatbacks of the front seats. In
certain sideways crashes, the airbag on the
side affected by the crash will be inflated.
The airbag was designed to inflate between
the door panel and occupant to further
enhance the protection provided occupants
in side impact crashes.

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The system consists of the following:
•

A label or embossed side panel
indicating that side airbags are fitted to
your vehicle.

•

Side airbags located inside the driver and
front passenger seatbacks.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

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•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.  See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page 51).

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Note: The passenger sensing system will
deactivate the passenger seat-mounted side
airbag if it detects an empty passenger seat.

The design and development of the side
airbag system included recommended
testing procedures that were developed by
a group of automotive safety experts known
as the Side Airbag Technical Working Group.
These recommended testing procedures
help reduce the risk of injuries related to the
deployment of side airbags.

DRIVER KNEE AIRBAG

A driver's knee airbag is located under the
instrument panel. During a crash, the
restraints control module may activate the
driver's knee airbag based on crash severity
and occupant conditions. Under certain crash
and occupant conditions, the driver’s knee
airbag may deploy but the driver’s front
airbag may not activate. As with front and
side airbags, it is important to be properly
seated and restrained to reduce the risk of
death or serious injury.

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Make sure the knee airbag is
operating properly.  See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 51).

SAFETY CANOPY™

WARNINGS

Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the headliner at

the siderail that may come into contact with
a deploying curtain airbag. Failure to follow
these instructions may increase the risk of
personal injury in the event of a crash.

Do not lean your head on the door. The
curtain airbag could injure you as it

deploys from the headliner.

Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the supplementary restraint

system or associated components. Failure
to follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death.

WARNINGS

All occupants of your vehicle, including
the driver, should always properly wear

their seatbelts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.
Failure to properly wear your seatbelt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

To reduce risk of injury, do not obstruct
or place objects in the deployment

path of the airbag.

If a supplementary restraint system
component has deployed, it will not

function again. Have the system and
associated components inspected as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

The Safety Canopy deploys during significant
side crashes or when a certain likelihood of
a rollover event is detected by the rollover
sensor. The Safety Canopy is mounted to
the roof side rail sheet metal, behind the
headliner, above each row of seats. In certain
sideways crashes or rollover events, the

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Safety Canopy will be activated, regardless
of which seats are occupied. The Safety
Canopy is designed to inflate between the
side window area and occupants to further
enhance protection provided in side impact
crashes and rollover events.

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The system consists of the following:
•

Safety Canopy curtain airbags above the
trim panels over the front and rear side
windows identified by a label or wording
on the headliner or roof-pillar trim.

•

A flexible headliner which opens above
the side doors to allow air curtain
deployment

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· Crash sensors and monitoring
system with a readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 51).

Properly restrain children 12 years old and
under in the rear seats. The Safety Canopy
will not interfere with children restrained
using a properly installed child or booster
seat because it is designed to inflate
downward from the headliner above the
doors along the side window opening.

The design and development of the Safety
Canopy included recommended testing
procedures that were developed by a group
of automotive safety experts known as the
Side Airbag Technical Working Group. These
recommended testing procedures help
reduce the risk of injuries related to the
deployment of side airbags (including the
Safety Canopy).

CRASH SENSORS AND AIRBAG
INDICATOR

WARNING

Modifying or adding equipment to the
front end of your vehicle (including

hood, bumper system, frame, front end body
structure, tow hooks and hood pins) may
affect the performance of the airbag system,
increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify
or add equipment to the front end of your
vehicle.

Your vehicle has a collection of crash and
occupant sensors which provide information
to the restraints control module which
deploys (activates) the front seatbelt
pretensioners, driver airbag, passenger
airbag, knee airbag(s), seat mounted side
airbags, and the Safety Canopy. Based on
the type of crash, the restraints control
module will deploy the appropriate safety
devices.

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The restraints control module also monitors
the readiness of the above safety devices
plus the crash and occupant sensors. A
warning indicator light in the instrument
cluster indicates the readiness of the safety
system. If this warning indicator light is not
functioning and there is another fault within
the system, the message cluster could
display an airbag failure warning. A tone
sounds, a warning indicator light illuminates,
or both, until the problem is repaired. Routine
maintenance of the airbag is not required.

A difficulty with the system is indicated by
one or more of the following:

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The indicator light will not
illuminate immediately after you
switch the ignition on.

•

The indicator light either flashes or stays
illuminated.

•

You could hear five tones that
periodically repeat until the problem is
repaired.

•

A message could appear in the
information display.

If any of these things happen, even
intermittently, have the supplemental
restraint system serviced at an authorized
dealer immediately. Unless serviced, the
system may not function properly in the
event of a crash.

The seatbelt pretensioners and the airbag
supplemental restraint system are designed
to activate when your vehicle sustains frontal
or sideways deceleration sufficient to cause
the restraints control module to deploy a
safety device or when a certain likelihood of
a rollover event is detected by the rollover
sensor.

The fact that the seatbelt pretensioners or
airbags did not activate for both front seat
occupants in a crash does not mean that
something is wrong with the system. Rather,
it means the restraints control module
determined the crash conditions (for
example, crash severity, belt usage) were
not appropriate to activate these safety
devices.
•

The design of the front airbags is to
activate only in frontal and near-frontal
crashes (not rollovers, side impacts or
rear impacts) unless the crash causes
sufficient frontal deceleration.

•

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed
to activate in frontal, near-frontal, side
and rollover crashes.

•

The design of the side airbags is to inflate
in certain side crashes. Side airbags
could activate in other types of crashes
if the vehicle experiences sufficient
sideways motion or deformation.

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•

The knee airbag(s) could deploy based
on crash severity and occupant
conditions.

•

The design of the Safety Canopy is to
inflate in certain side impact crashes and
when a certain likelihood of rollover is
detected by the rollover sensor. The
Safety Canopy could activate in other
types of crashes if the vehicle
experiences sufficient sideways motion
or deformation, or a certain likelihood of
rollover.

AIRBAG DISPOSAL

Contact your authorized dealer as soon as
possible. Airbags must be disposed of by
qualified personnel.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON
RADIO FREQUENCIES

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules and with Licence exempt RSS
Standards of Industry Canada. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
•

This device may not cause harmful
interference, and

•

This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

WARNING

Changes or modifications not
expressively approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.
The term "IC:" before the radio certification
number only signifies that Industry Canada
technical specifications were met.

The typical operating range for your
transmitter is approximately 33 ft (10 m).
Vehicles with the remote start feature will
have a greater range. One of the following
could cause a decrease in operating range:
•

weather conditions

•

nearby radio towers

•

structures around the vehicle

•

other vehicles parked next to your
vehicle

Other short-distance radio transmitters, such
as amateur radios, medical equipment,
wireless headphones, remote controls and
alarm systems may operate on the same
frequency as your remote control. If other
transmitters are operating on those
frequencies, you may not be able to use your
remote control. Using your remote control
near some types of electronic equipment,
such as USB devices, computers or cell
phones can interfere with remote operation.
Operating your remote control near metal or
metallic-finished purses, bags or clothing can
interfere with remote operation. You can lock
and unlock the doors with the key.

Note: Make sure to lock your vehicle before
leaving it unattended.

Note: If you are in range, the remote control
will operate if you press any button
unintentionally.

Intelligent Access

The system uses a radio frequency signal to
communicate with your vehicle and authorize
your vehicle to unlock when one of the
following conditions are met:
•

You touch the inside of any exterior door
handle within 3 ft (1 m) proximity of an
intelligent access key.

•

You press the luggage compartment
button.

•

You press a button on the transmitter.

If excessive radio frequency interference is
present in the area or if the transmitter
battery is low, you may need to mechanically
unlock your door. You can use the
mechanical key blade in your intelligent
access key to open the driver door in this
situation.  See Remote Control (page 55).

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