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: California Proposition 65

WARNING: Operating, servicing and maintaining a passenger vehicle or off-highway motor vehicle can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust, carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm...

Ford Escape 2020-2026 Service Manual: General Procedures - Seatbelt Minder Deactivating/Activating

Activation WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure in this section, refer to Safety Warnings in section 100-00 General Information. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury. NOTE: If you are using a MyKey® programmed key, the Belt-Minder® cannot be disabled and does not time out after 5 minutes...

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