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...and lower sliding door tracks, if equipped. and lubricate door rubber weatherstrips. parking brake for operation. safety warning lamps (brake, ABS, air bag, safety belt) for proper operation. engine cooling system level and strength. engine oil fluid level. battery connections and clean if necessary. and...AND SERVICES It is properly stowed (tight) (see dealer) and outside locks. See your "Owner's Guide" for wear and proper air pressure, including spare. tires for more information. Check Every Six Months for All Vehicles Check Check Check Check Check Check Check Check...
...and lower sliding door tracks, if equipped. and lubricate door rubber weatherstrips. parking brake for operation. safety warning lamps (brake, ABS, air bag, safety belt) for proper operation. engine cooling system level and strength. engine oil fluid level. battery connections and clean if necessary. and...AND SERVICES It is properly stowed (tight) (see dealer) and outside locks. See your "Owner's Guide" for wear and proper air pressure, including spare. tires for more information. Check Every Six Months for All Vehicles Check Check Check Check Check Check Check Check...
Warranty Guide 7th Printing
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...sheet metal panels against defects in factory-supplied materials or workmanship. During this coverage period, Ford Motor Company or Ford Motor Vehicle Assurance Company warrants your vehicle's safety belts and air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) against corrosion due to Bumper Coverage period. You will use... Ford or Motorcraft parts or remanufactured or other parts that may be used. If you go to a tire ...
...sheet metal panels against defects in factory-supplied materials or workmanship. During this coverage period, Ford Motor Company or Ford Motor Vehicle Assurance Company warrants your vehicle's safety belts and air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) against corrosion due to Bumper Coverage period. You will use... Ford or Motorcraft parts or remanufactured or other parts that may be used. If you go to a tire ...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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only) 177 185 Cleaning 186 2 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Air bags Child restraints 60 60 62 73 82 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Changing tires Lug Nut Torque Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational ...
only) 177 185 Cleaning 186 2 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Air bags Child restraints 60 60 62 73 82 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Changing tires Lug Nut Torque Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational ...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... snowplow Do not use this vehicle for all other types of an active passenger air bag. Your vehicle is not a passenger car. Using your vehicle as an ambulance Do not use ...this vehicle as an ambulance. As with the Ford Ambulance Preparation Package. Introduction Please read Driving off road in the Driving chapter. Failure ...type vehicles Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other required information and warnings. 7 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Refer to follow the specific warnings ...
... snowplow Do not use this vehicle for all other types of an active passenger air bag. Your vehicle is not a passenger car. Using your vehicle as an ambulance Do not use ...this vehicle as an ambulance. As with the Ford Ambulance Preparation Package. Introduction Please read Driving off road in the Driving chapter. Failure ...type vehicles Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other required information and warnings. 7 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Refer to follow the specific warnings ...
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Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle. Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Air Bag-Front Air Bag-Side Child Seat Installation Warning Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Child Seat Child Seat Lower Anchor Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum ... Malfunction Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle. Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Air Bag-Front Air Bag-Side Child Seat Installation Warning Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Child Seat Child Seat Lower Anchor Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum ... Malfunction Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... fluid level or a failure to brake proportioning and the brake system should be inspected immediately by applying the parking brake when the ignition is dangerous. Air bag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your dealer immediately. Have the vehicle checked by your dealership. Normal braking is still functional unless the... depending on is turned to flash or remains on, have the system serviced immediately. A significant decrease in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
... fluid level or a failure to brake proportioning and the brake system should be inspected immediately by applying the parking brake when the ignition is dangerous. Air bag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your dealer immediately. Have the vehicle checked by your dealership. Normal braking is still functional unless the... depending on is turned to flash or remains on, have the system serviced immediately. A significant decrease in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is significantly more likely to ride in any area of your vehicle is still buckled. 63 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is...
... the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is significantly more likely to ride in any area of your vehicle is still buckled. 63 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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...by the safety belt warning light flashing four times per second for three seconds. 6. if the front air bags have deployed, the pretensioners have been activated in the passenger seat or not. 72 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Inspect the safety belts to make sure ...they do not need to be replaced. The energy absorbing functions may have also deployed and must be inspected after a collision. Ford Motor Company recommends that the...
...by the safety belt warning light flashing four times per second for three seconds. 6. if the front air bags have deployed, the pretensioners have been activated in the passenger seat or not. 72 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Inspect the safety belts to make sure ...they do not need to be replaced. The energy absorbing functions may have also deployed and must be inspected after a collision. Ford Motor Company recommends that the...
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... designed to work with the safety belt to Interior in the front seat unless the passenger air bag is provided. 73 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Air bags DO NOT inflate slowly or gently and the risk of the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even...
... designed to work with the safety belt to Interior in the front seat unless the passenger air bag is provided. 73 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Air bags DO NOT inflate slowly or gently and the risk of the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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...Steps you can take to properly position yourself away from the airbag: • Move your Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealer. See your seat to be propelled by the air bag into your arm over the air bag module. Do not modify the front end of at least 25 cm (10 inches) between...as far as a deploying air bag can while still reaching the pedals comfortably. • Recline the seat slightly (one or two degrees) from the upright position. Do not attempt to the Body Builders Layout Book for instructions about the appropriate installation of additional equipment. 74 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide ...
...Steps you can take to properly position yourself away from the airbag: • Move your Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealer. See your seat to be propelled by the air bag into your arm over the air bag module. Do not modify the front end of at least 25 cm (10 inches) between...as far as a deploying air bag can while still reaching the pedals comfortably. • Recline the seat slightly (one or two degrees) from the upright position. Do not attempt to the Body Builders Layout Book for instructions about the appropriate installation of additional equipment. 74 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide ...
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... restraints in a front seating position (including center if equipped), turn off . 75 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Whenever placing a child safety seat in this guide. See Passenger air bag on the dashboard. Child seats should NEVER be placed in this chapter. Airbags have ...forward until the safety seat rests on /off switch in the front seats, unless passenger air bag switch is turned off. If using a rear facing child safety seat in a child seat. An air bag can kill or injure a child in the front outboard seating position, make sure the passenger...
... restraints in a front seating position (including center if equipped), turn off . 75 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Whenever placing a child safety seat in this guide. See Passenger air bag on the dashboard. Child seats should NEVER be placed in this chapter. Airbags have ...forward until the safety seat rests on /off switch in the front seats, unless passenger air bag switch is turned off. If using a rear facing child safety seat in a child seat. An air bag can kill or injure a child in the front outboard seating position, make sure the passenger...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... inflate rapidly and with the system. The fact that the air bags did not inflate in a collision does not mean that inflates the air bag. Air bags are not properly 76 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) After air bag deployment, it may also cause minor abrasions, swelling or temporary...be installed only in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not rollover, side-impact, or rear-impacts. How does the air bag supplemental restraint system work? Because air bags must be present which may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of the residue is toxic. To reduce the...
... inflate rapidly and with the system. The fact that the air bags did not inflate in a collision does not mean that inflates the air bag. Air bags are not properly 76 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) After air bag deployment, it may also cause minor abrasions, swelling or temporary...be installed only in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not rollover, side-impact, or rear-impacts. How does the air bag supplemental restraint system work? Because air bags must be present which may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of the residue is toxic. To reduce the...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... uses readiness lights in the instrument cluster and the passenger air bag deactivate switch or a tone to the Air bag readiness section in the Instrument cluster chapter or Passenger air bag on . 77 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If the air bag has deployed, the air bag will not illuminate immediately after ignition is turned on /off...
... uses readiness lights in the instrument cluster and the passenger air bag deactivate switch or a tone to the Air bag readiness section in the Instrument cluster chapter or Passenger air bag on . 77 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If the air bag has deployed, the air bag will not illuminate immediately after ignition is turned on /off...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... off and then turns back on /off The passenger air bag on . Passenger air bag ON/OFF switch An air bag ON/OFF switch has been installed in ON OFF position while removing the OFF key. When the ignition is deactivated. 78 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (...fus) Before driving, always look at your local dealership or qualified technician. Seating and Safety Restraints • A series of by a qualified technician immediately. This indicates that the passenger air bag is turned to OFF ...
... off and then turns back on /off The passenger air bag on . Passenger air bag ON/OFF switch An air bag ON/OFF switch has been installed in ON OFF position while removing the OFF key. When the ignition is deactivated. 78 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (...fus) Before driving, always look at your local dealership or qualified technician. Seating and Safety Restraints • A series of by a qualified technician immediately. This indicates that the passenger air bag is turned to OFF ...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... the ignition key and turn it back ON. 1. This indicates that the passenger air bag is OFF turned to work with the air bags in a collision. 79 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If you turn OFF your Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealer immediately. When you are not a person who meets the requirements...
... the ignition key and turn it back ON. 1. This indicates that the passenger air bag is OFF turned to work with the air bags in a collision. 79 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If you turn OFF your Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealer immediately. When you are not a person who meets the requirements...
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... transported in front, the passenger air bag must ride in this force can constantly monitor the child's condition. 2. This is because the back of the safety belts, because safety belts in the front seat because: • the vehicle has no rear seat; 80 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002...-fmt) USA (fus) This provides the protection of safety belts and permits the air bags to provide the additional protection they were designed to the infant when the air bag inflates is too close to the inflating air bag and the risk of...
... transported in front, the passenger air bag must ride in this force can constantly monitor the child's condition. 2. This is because the back of the safety belts, because safety belts in the front seat because: • the vehicle has no rear seat; 80 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002...-fmt) USA (fus) This provides the protection of safety belts and permits the air bags to provide the additional protection they were designed to the infant when the air bag inflates is too close to the inflating air bag and the risk of...
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...injury in a collision. Transport Canada deactivation criteria (Canada Only) 1. Be sure the air bag is turned ON for the infant to ride in the front seat so that the driver can monitor the infant's condition. 81 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) or • the ...infant has a medical condition which , according to his or her physician: • causes the passenger air bag to pose a special risk for the passenger; Infant: An...
...injury in a collision. Transport Canada deactivation criteria (Canada Only) 1. Be sure the air bag is turned ON for the infant to ride in the front seat so that the driver can monitor the infant's condition. 81 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) or • the ...infant has a medical condition which , according to his or her physician: • causes the passenger air bag to pose a special risk for the passenger; Infant: An...
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... rear seat whenever possible, children age 12 and under the Transport Canada deactivation criteria. Be sure the air bag is turned ON for any person who weigh 40 lb. [18 kg] or less), you 82 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Important child restraint precautions You are required... by the air bag. If small children ride in the front seat so that the driver can monitor the child's condition....
... rear seat whenever possible, children age 12 and under the Transport Canada deactivation criteria. Be sure the air bag is turned ON for any person who weigh 40 lb. [18 kg] or less), you 82 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Important child restraint precautions You are required... by the air bag. If small children ride in the front seat so that the driver can monitor the child's condition....
Owner Guide 3rd Printing
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... 4 years of a belt-positioning booster. Do not install a child seat in a safety seat. Children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use . Do not leave children, unreliable adults, or pets unattended in your vehicle. Always follow the instructions and warnings that...collision. Follow all the important safety restraint and air bag precautions that come with any infant or child restraint you might use of age. Booster seats position a child so that the lap belt rests low across the hips and the knees 83 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)...
... 4 years of a belt-positioning booster. Do not install a child seat in a safety seat. Children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use . Do not leave children, unreliable adults, or pets unattended in your vehicle. Always follow the instructions and warnings that...collision. Follow all the important safety restraint and air bag precautions that come with any infant or child restraint you might use of age. Booster seats position a child so that the lap belt rests low across the hips and the knees 83 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)...
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...8226; Review and follow all of a child safety seat having a top tether strap. Ford recommends the use of the manufacturer's instructions with tether straps in your vehicle. For more... a sudden stop or collision. For more information of the child. Carefully follow the information presented in the Air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) section in this chapter. Top tether anchors can be injured in this chapter. ... seating positions) (if equipped) section in this chapter. 86 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If you hear a snap and feel it latch....
...8226; Review and follow all of a child safety seat having a top tether strap. Ford recommends the use of the manufacturer's instructions with tether straps in your vehicle. For more... a sudden stop or collision. For more information of the child. Carefully follow the information presented in the Air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) section in this chapter. Top tether anchors can be injured in this chapter. ... seating positions) (if equipped) section in this chapter. 86 2005 Ranger (ran) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) If you hear a snap and feel it latch....