Ford Escape 2020-2026 Owners Manual / Airbags / Children and Airbags

Ford Escape: Airbags / Children and Airbags

WARNING: Do not place a rearward facing child restraint in front of an active airbag. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.

Ford Escape. Children and Airbags

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.

Airbag Precautions. Properly Adjusting the Driver and Front Passenger Seats

Airbag Precautions WARNING: 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...

Front Passenger Sensing System

What Is the Front Passenger Sensing System This system detects a properly seated occupant and determines if the front passenger airbag should be enabled...

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Ford Escape 2020-2026 Owners Manual: Checking the Seatbelts

Check the seatbelts and child restraints periodically to make sure they work properly and are not damaged. Make sure there are no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if necessary. Check the following seatbelt assemblies after a crash. Retractors. Buckles...

Ford Escape 2020-2026 Service Manual: Description and Operation - Differential

The differential allows the halfshafts and wheels to rotate at different speeds during cornering. The differential assembly consists of the following components: Differential carrier Two pinion gears Two side gears When driving in a straight line, both front wheels rotate at relatively the same speed...

Vehicle Identification

Locating the Vehicle Identification Number

The vehicle identification number is on the left-hand side of the instrument panel.

Ford Escape. Vehicle Identification