Ford Escape: Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
WARNING: Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the vehicle is moving.
WARNING: Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to avoid injuring people in a collision or sudden stop.
WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.
WARNING: Reclining the seatback can cause an occupant to slide under the seat’s safety belt, resulting in severe personal injuries in the event of a collision.
WARNING: Sitting improperly out of position or with the seat back reclined too far can take off weight from the seat cushion and affect the decision of the passenger sensing system, resulting in serious injury or death in a crash. Always sit upright against your seatback, with your feet on the floor.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not hang objects off seat back or stow objects in the seatback map pocket (if equipped) when a child is in the front passenger seat. Do not place objects underneath the front passenger seat or between the seat and the center console (if equipped). Check the “passenger airbag off” or “pass airbag off” indicator lamp for proper airbag status. Refer to Front passenger sensing system in the Airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) section for additional details. Failure to follow these instructions may interfere with the front passenger seat sensing system.
The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion.
Press to raise or lower the front portion of the seat cushion.
Press to raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion.
Press the control to move the seat forward, backward, up or down.
Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
The lumbar support control is located on the inboard side of the driver’s seatback. Turn the lumbar support control clockwise to increase firmness. Turn the lumbar support control counterc ...Heated seats (if equipped)
WARNING: Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin because of advanced age, chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury, medication, alcohol use, exhaustion, or other physical conditions, ...See also:
Windshield wiper blades
The wiper blades should be carefully inspected
from time to time and cleaned to remove accumulations
of road film or other debris. To clean
the wiper blades and arms, use a clean sponge
or c ...
Types of lists used in the manual
Procedures
Procedures (step-by-step instructions), or
actions that must be carried out in a certain
order, are arranged in numbered lists in this
manual.
1 If there is a series of illustration ...
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
This vehicle may have rear shoulder belt comfort guides. If not, they are available
through your dealer. The guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older
children who have outgrown boost ...