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.

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
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...
What Is the Front Passenger Sensing System
This system detects a properly seated
occupant and determines if the front
passenger airbag should be enabled...
Other information:
NOTE:
Coolant temperature will vary with ambient temperature and load.
Temperatures shown are for ambient temperature of 38° C (100° F). Red
arrows indicate a temperature over 90° C (194° F), Orange arrows
indicate a temperature of approximately 90° C (194° F), Blue arrows
indicate a temperature below 90° C (194° F)...
System Operation
Cold Start Emission Reduction Monitor
The
cold start emission reduction monitor is an on board strategy designed
for vehicles that meet the low emissions vehicle-II (LEV-II) emissions
standards. The monitor works by detecting the lack of catalyst warm up
resulting from a failure to apply sufficient cold start emission
reduction during a cold start...