Lincoln MKT (2019 year). Manual - part 3

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap belt snug

and low across the hips.

Children must always be properly
restrained.

Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while the vehicle is

moving. The passenger cannot protect the
child from injury in a crash.

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.

WARNINGS

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a

vehicle. In a crash, people riding in these
areas are more likely to be seriously injured
or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped with
seats and seatbelts. Make sure everyone in
your vehicle is in a seat and properly using
a seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning
could result in serious personal injury or
death.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person
is significantly more likely to die than

a person wearing a seatbelt.

Each seating position in your vehicle
has a specific seatbelt assembly made

up of one buckle and one tongue designed
to be used as a pair. Use the shoulder belt
on the outside shoulder only. Never wear
the shoulder belt under the arm. Never use
a single seatbelt for more than one person.

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.

Seatbelts and seats may be hot in a
vehicle that is in the sunshine. The hot

seatbelts or seats may burn a small child.
Check seat covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.

All seating positions in your vehicle have lap
and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants of the
vehicle should always properly wear their
seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental
restraint system is provided.

The seatbelt system consists of:
•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

•

Shoulder seatbelt with automatic locking
mode, (except driver seatbelt and rear
inflatable seatbelt).

•

Height adjuster at the front outboard
seating positions.

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•

Seatbelt pretensioner at the front
outboard seating positions.

•

Belt tension sensor at the front outboard
passenger seating position.

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•

Seatbelt warning light and chime.

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•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners and rear
inflatable seatbelts are designed to activate
in frontal, near-frontal and side crashes, and
in rollovers. The seatbelt pretensioners at
the front seating positions are designed to
tighten the seatbelts firmly against the
occupant’s body when activated. This helps
increase the effectiveness of the seatbelts.
In frontal crashes, the seatbelt pretensioners
can be activated alone or, if the crash is of
sufficient severity, together with the front
airbags.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

Standard belts shown, inflatable belts similar

The front outboard and rear safety restraints
in the vehicle are combination lap and
shoulder belts.

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1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the direction
the tongue is coming from) until you hear
a click and feel it latch. Make sure you
securely fasten the tongue in the buckle.

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2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the buckle.

Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy

WARNING

Always ride and drive with your
seatback upright and properly fasten

your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of the
seatbelt snugly and low across the hips.
Position the shoulder portion of the seatbelt
across your chest. Pregnant women must
follow this practice. See the following figure.

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Pregnant women should always wear their
seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt low across
the hips below the belly and worn as tight
as comfort allows. Position the shoulder belt
to cross the middle of the shoulder and the
center of the chest.

Third Row Seatbelt Stowage

WARNING

Make sure to put both portions of the
shoulder belt in the stowage clip.

Putting only one portion of the shoulder belt
in the stowage clip increases the amount of
belt slack and may reduce the effectiveness
of the seatbelt in the event of a crash.

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To stow the seatbelt, grasp both portions of
the shoulder belt together in one hand and
slide them into the seatbelt stowage clip as
shown.

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Keep the outer and inner shoulder belts
together in the stowage clip to prevent the
potential of wrinkling the cargo shade.

Seatbelt Locking Modes

WARNING

If your vehicle is involved in a crash,
have the seatbelts and associated

components inspected as soon as possible.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

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Seatbelts

All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The
driver seatbelt has the vehicle sensitive
locking mode. The front outboard passenger
and rear seatbelts have both the vehicle
sensitive locking mode and the automatic
locking mode.

Vehicle Sensitive Mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which
allows free shoulder belt length adjustment
to your movements and locking in response
to vehicle movement. For example, if the
driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of
about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the
combination seatbelts lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and
passengers.

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock
if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If the
seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower the
height adjuster to allow the seatbelt to
retract. If the retractor does not unlock, pull
the seatbelt out slowly then feed a small

length of webbing back toward the stowed
position. For rear seatbelts, recline the rear
seat backrest or push the seat backrest
cushion away from the seatbelt. Feed a small
length of webbing back toward the stowed
position.

Automatic Locking Mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt automatically
pre-locks. The belt retracts to remove any
slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic
locking mode is not available on the driver
seatbelt.

When to Use the Automatic Locking Mode

Use this mode any time a child safety seat,
except a booster, is installed in passenger
front or rear seating positions. Properly
restrain children 12 years old and under in a
rear seating position whenever possible.
See Child Safety (page 19).

How to Use the Automatic Locking Mode

Non-inflatable seatbelts

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1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder

belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt
out. As the belt retracts, you will hear a
clicking sound. This indicates the seatbelt
is now in the automatic locking mode.

Rear outboard inflatable seatbelts (second
row only–if equipped)

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1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder

belt.

2. Grasp the lap portion of the belt and pull

upward until you pull the entire belt out.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.

How to Disengage the Automatic Locking
Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt and allow it to retract completely to
disengage the automatic locking mode and
activate the vehicle sensitive (emergency)
locking mode.

Rear Inflatable Seatbelt

 (If Equipped)

WARNING

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.

Note: The rear inflatable seatbelts are
compatible with most infant and child safety
car seats and belt positioning booster seats
when properly installed. This is because they
are designed to fill with a cooled gas at a
lower pressure and at a slower rate than
traditional airbags. After inflation, the
shoulder portion of the seatbelt remains cool
to the touch.

The rear inflatable seatbelts are in the
shoulder portion of the seatbelts of the
second-row outboard seating positions.

The rear inflatable seatbelt consists of the
following:
•

An inflatable bag in the shoulder seatbelt
webbing.

•

Lap seatbelt webbing with automatic
locking mode.

•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.  See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page 57).

How does the rear inflatable seatbelt
system work?

WARNING

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 rear inflatable seatbelts functions like
standard restraints in everyday usage.

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During a crash of sufficient force, the
inflatable belt inflates from inside the
webbing.

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The fully inflated belt's increased diameter
more effectively holds the occupant in the
appropriate seating position, and spreads
crash forces over more area of the body than
regular seatbelts. This helps reduce pressure
on the chest and helps control head and
neck motion for passengers.

The rear inflatable seatbelts are designed to
inflate in frontal or near-frontal crashes, some
side impact crashes and rollovers. The fact
that the rear inflatable seatbelt did not inflate
in a crash does not mean that something is
wrong with the system. Rather, it means the
forces were not of the type sufficient to
cause activation.

Stowing the Rear Inflatable Seatbelt

The rear inflatable seatbelt has a snap
retainer for stowing the seatbelt against the
quarter trim panel when it is not in use. This
prevents the seatbelt tongue from rattling
against the side of the seat and keeps it out
of the way when folding or tumbling the
second row seats.

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Press the retainer on the seatbelt onto the
mating snap to stow. To use the seatbelt,
pull it away from the quarter trim panel.

SEATBELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

WARNING

Position the safety belt height adjuster
so that the belt rests across the middle

of your shoulder. Failure to adjust the safety
belt properly could reduce the effectiveness
of the safety belt and increase the risk of
injury in a crash.

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Seatbelts

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the
belt rests across the middle of your shoulder.

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To adjust the shoulder belt height:

1. Press the side release buttons and slide

the height adjuster up or down.

2. Release the buttons and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is
locked in place.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP AND
INDICATOR CHIME

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This lamp illuminates and an
audible warning will sound if the
driver seatbelt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is turned
on.

Conditions of operation

Then

If

The seatbelt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds

for a few seconds.

The driver seatbelt is not buckled before the ignition switch is turned

to the on position...

The seatbelt warning light and warning chime turn off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled while the indicator light is illuminated

and the warning chime is sounding...

The seatbelt warning light and indicator chime remain off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled before the ignition switch is turned to

the on position...

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SEATBELT REMINDER

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the safety belt
warning function by providing additional
reminders that intermittently sound a tone
and illuminate the safety belt warning light
when you are in the driver seat or you have
a front seat passenger and a safety belt is

unbuckled.

The system uses information from the front
passenger sensing system to determine if a
front seat passenger is present and therefore
potentially in need of a warning. To avoid
the system turning on the Belt-Minder feature
for objects you place on the front passenger
seat, only the front seat passengers receive
warnings as determined by the front
passenger sensing system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire (warnings
for about five minutes) for one passenger
(driver or front passenger), the other
passenger can still cause the Belt-Minder
feature to turn on.

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 switch
this feature off, the intent of the system

is to remind you to wear your safety belt to
improve your chance to survive an accident.
We recommend you leave the system
switched on 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.

Note: If you are using MyKey, you cannot
disable the Belt-Minder. Also, if you have
previously disabled the Belt-Minder, it will
be re-enabled during the use of MyKey.  See
MyKey™ (page 65). .

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).

•

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 1 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 20 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 307).

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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This 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 analyzes different occupant
conditions and crash severity before
activating the appropriate safety devices to
help better protect occupants in a variety of
frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle's Personal Safety System
consists of:
•

Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints.

•

Front seat outermost seatbelts with
pretensioners, energy management
retractors (first row only) and seatbelt
usage sensors.

•

Driver 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 light 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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Supplementary Restraints System

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 57).

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Supplementary Restraints System

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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Supplementary Restraints System

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 it is 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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Supplementary Restraints System

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 seatback in the full 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

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