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...Checks and Services Normal Schedule Check Every Six Months for All Vehicles: Check lap/shoulder belts and seat latches for wear and function Check air pressure in spare tire Check that externally mounted spare tire is tight (see owner's guide) Check power steering fluid level Check washer ...and outside locks Check and lubricate door rubber weatherstrips Check and clean body and door drain holes Check safety warning lamps (brake, ABS, air bag, safety belt) for operation Check cooling system fluid level and coolant strength Check battery connections and clean if necessary Check clutch fluid level,...
...Checks and Services Normal Schedule Check Every Six Months for All Vehicles: Check lap/shoulder belts and seat latches for wear and function Check air pressure in spare tire Check that externally mounted spare tire is tight (see owner's guide) Check power steering fluid level Check washer ...and outside locks Check and lubricate door rubber weatherstrips Check and clean body and door drain holes Check safety warning lamps (brake, ABS, air bag, safety belt) for operation Check cooling system fluid level and coolant strength Check battery connections and clean if necessary Check clutch fluid level,...
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... 2 215 222 224 225 229 237 251 256 257 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Air bags Child restraints 128 128 133 147 155 Driving Starting Brakes Traction control/AdvanceTrac Air suspension Transmission operation Vehicle loading Trailer towing 166 166...
... 2 215 222 224 225 229 237 251 256 257 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Air bags Child restraints 128 128 133 147 155 Driving Starting Brakes Traction control/AdvanceTrac Air suspension Transmission operation Vehicle loading Trailer towing 166 166...
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Front seat mounted rear facing child or infant seats should NEVER be used in front of a passenger side air bag unless the air bag can properly identify those features, recommendations and specifications that complements this book. Introduction Special instructions For your added ... restraints chapter. Please read the section Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in this Owner Guide for all other required information and warnings. 7 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION For your particular global region,...
Front seat mounted rear facing child or infant seats should NEVER be used in front of a passenger side air bag unless the air bag can properly identify those features, recommendations and specifications that complements this book. Introduction Special instructions For your added ... restraints chapter. Please read the section Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in this Owner Guide for all other required information and warnings. 7 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION For your particular global region,...
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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 ... Warning Flasher Traction Control Master Lighting Switch Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (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 ... Warning Flasher Traction Control Master Lighting Switch Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)
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... the ignition is turned to the ON position when the engine is not running, or in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Illumination after releasing the parking brake indicates low brake fluid level and the...sound when a malfunction in a position between ON and START, or by applying the parking brake when the ignition is turned BAG to ON, continues to stop the vehicle. Air bag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your dealer immediately. A chime will take you longer to flash or ...
... the ignition is turned to the ON position when the engine is not running, or in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Illumination after releasing the parking brake indicates low brake fluid level and the...sound when a malfunction in a position between ON and START, or by applying the parking brake when the ignition is turned BAG to ON, continues to stop the vehicle. Air bag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your dealer immediately. A chime will take you longer to flash or ...
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... System consists of air bag-related injuries. Rather, it means the Personal safety system determined the accident conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not appropriate to activate only in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not rollovers, side-impacts, or rear-impacts unless the collision causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration. 133 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners...
... System consists of air bag-related injuries. Rather, it means the Personal safety system determined the accident conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not appropriate to activate only in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not rollovers, side-impacts, or rear-impacts unless the collision causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration. 133 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners...
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...very close to inflate. Positioned up front, it begins to the air bag. The most severe impacts. Air bags can automatically turn off the passenger front air bag and side air bag (if equipped). Refer to the air bag when it provides valuable information early in the front. For other occupants...front of unnecessary injuries is not properly restrained by providing a lower air bag output level. This allows your Personal safety system to make sure all the way back. A lower, less forceful energy level is 134 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)...
...very close to inflate. Positioned up front, it begins to the air bag. The most severe impacts. Air bags can automatically turn off the passenger front air bag and side air bag (if equipped). Refer to the air bag when it provides valuable information early in the front. For other occupants...front of unnecessary injuries is not properly restrained by providing a lower air bag output level. This allows your Personal safety system to make sure all the way back. A lower, less forceful energy level is 134 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)...
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The sensor also turns off the air bag(s) when the passenger seat is indicated by limiting the load on the occupant. This maximizes the effectiveness of the following. 135 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Refer to the occupant's chest by one or more... of the safety belts and helps properly position the occupant relative to the air bag to proper child-seating or restraint usage ...
The sensor also turns off the air bag(s) when the passenger seat is indicated by limiting the load on the occupant. This maximizes the effectiveness of the following. 135 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Refer to the occupant's chest by one or more... of the safety belts and helps properly position the occupant relative to the air bag to proper child-seating or restraint usage ...
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... belts, even when an air bag (SRS) is provided. It is extremely dangerous to be properly restrained. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is in a cargo area, inside or outside of your vehicle that is moving. Do not allow people to die than a person wearing a safety belt. 136 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...
... belts, even when an air bag (SRS) is provided. It is extremely dangerous to be properly restrained. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is in a cargo area, inside or outside of your vehicle that is moving. Do not allow people to die than a person wearing a safety belt. 136 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...
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... in an accident. "I have an air bag" Consider...Air bags offer greater protection when used with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. Read steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with safety belts. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the Belt Minder feature please follow the directions stated below. Frontal airbags are unbuckled 145 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...
... in an accident. "I have an air bag" Consider...Air bags offer greater protection when used with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. Read steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with safety belts. To disable (one-time) or deactivate the Belt Minder feature please follow the directions stated below. Frontal airbags are unbuckled 145 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...
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...if equipped), shoulder belt guide on seatback (if equipped), child safety seat LATCH and tether anchors, and attaching hardware, should also be replaced. AIR BAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) CHECK TRAC 50 40 80 60 60 100 70 80 120 140 160 30 20 OFF P 40 20 90 100... TREB TUNE SCAN RDS MUTE SEL BAL FADE SEEK AUTO SET REW 1 FF 2 SIDE 3 4 COMP 5 SHUF 6 EXT F F/ C F A/C DUAL AUTO OFF R 147 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Ford Motor Company recommends that the belts do not show damage and continue to operate properly...
...if equipped), shoulder belt guide on seatback (if equipped), child safety seat LATCH and tether anchors, and attaching hardware, should also be replaced. AIR BAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) CHECK TRAC 50 40 80 60 60 100 70 80 120 140 160 30 20 OFF P 40 20 90 100... TREB TUNE SCAN RDS MUTE SEL BAL FADE SEEK AUTO SET REW 1 FF 2 SIDE 3 4 COMP 5 SHUF 6 EXT F F/ C F A/C DUAL AUTO OFF R 147 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Ford Motor Company recommends that the belts do not show damage and continue to operate properly...
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...Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends a minimum distance of at least 25 cm (10 inches) between an occupant's chest and the driver air bag module. Air bags DO NOT inflate slowly; Always transport children 12 years old and under in serious arm fractures or other injuries. Placing objects on or...8226; Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the air bag: • Move your arm over the air bag module. Never place your seat to be propelled by the air bag into your face and torso causing serious injury. 148 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)...
...Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends a minimum distance of at least 25 cm (10 inches) between an occupant's chest and the driver air bag module. Air bags DO NOT inflate slowly; Always transport children 12 years old and under in serious arm fractures or other injuries. Placing objects on or...8226; Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the air bag: • Move your arm over the air bag module. Never place your seat to be propelled by the air bag into your face and torso causing serious injury. 148 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)...
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... hooks) may increase the risk of injury. See your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in a child seat. Air bags can kill or injure a child in the front seating position. If...repair, or modify the air bag supplemental restraint systems or its fuses. Children and air bags Children must use a forward-facing child seat in front of the vehicle. NEVER place a rear-facing child seat in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. 149 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide...
... hooks) may increase the risk of injury. See your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in a child seat. Air bags can kill or injure a child in the front seating position. If...repair, or modify the air bag supplemental restraint systems or its fuses. Children and air bags Children must use a forward-facing child seat in front of the vehicle. NEVER place a rear-facing child seat in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. 149 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide...
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... death or serious injuries such as possible while maintaining vehicle control. 150 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) After air bag deployment, it is wrong with a deploying air bag may also cause abrasions, swelling or temporary hearing loss. The air bags inflate and deflate rapidly upon activation. Small amounts of sodium hydroxide may...
... death or serious injuries such as possible while maintaining vehicle control. 150 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) After air bag deployment, it is wrong with a deploying air bag may also cause abrasions, swelling or temporary hearing loss. The air bags inflate and deflate rapidly upon activation. Small amounts of sodium hydroxide may...
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... on. 151 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) BAG • The readiness light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is indicated by one or more impact and safing sensors • A readiness light and tone • A diagnostic module • The electrical wiring which include the inflators and air bags) • Driver...
... on. 151 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) BAG • The readiness light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is indicated by one or more impact and safing sensors • A readiness light and tone • A diagnostic module • The electrical wiring which include the inflators and air bags) • Driver...
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... injure you as it deploys from the side of the vehicle should always wear their safety belts even when an air bag SRS is provided. 152 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) All occupants of the seatback. Do not attempt to follow these things happen, even intermittently, ...equipment on or near the air bag cover on the side of the seatbacks of these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in the event of five beeps will repeat periodically until the problem and/or light are repaired. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. If any...
... injure you as it deploys from the side of the vehicle should always wear their safety belts even when an air bag SRS is provided. 152 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) All occupants of the seatback. Do not attempt to follow these things happen, even intermittently, ...equipment on or near the air bag cover on the side of the seatbacks of these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in the event of five beeps will repeat periodically until the problem and/or light are repaired. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. If any...
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... does not mean that the air bags did not inflate in the event of automotive safety experts known as used for the front air bags. • Two crash sensors located near -frontal collisions, unless the collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration. 153 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) In certain lateral collisions, the air bag on the outboard side of the seatbacks of the vehicle. Rather, it means the...
... does not mean that the air bags did not inflate in the event of automotive safety experts known as used for the front air bags. • Two crash sensors located near -frontal collisions, unless the collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration. 153 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post...-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) In certain lateral collisions, the air bag on the outboard side of the seatbacks of the vehicle. Rather, it means the...
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...may not function properly in accordance with the system is turned on. • A series of air bags and air bag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners) See your dealership or by qualified personnel. 154 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Disposal of five beeps will ...repeat periodically until the problem and/or light are repaired. The side air bag system (including the seat) must be inspected and ...
...may not function properly in accordance with the system is turned on. • A series of air bags and air bag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners) See your dealership or by qualified personnel. 154 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Disposal of five beeps will ...repeat periodically until the problem and/or light are repaired. The side air bag system (including the seat) must be inspected and ...
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...your vehicle, you might use safety restraints for children in the U.S. Never let a passenger hold a child on how to use . Also see Air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) in this chapter for specific requirements regarding the safety of the child's face or neck, the child should always wear ...of a combination lap and shoulder belt can be positioned so it does not cross or rest in front of children in your vehicle. 155 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Seating and Safety Restraints SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN See the following sections for ...
...your vehicle, you might use safety restraints for children in the U.S. Never let a passenger hold a child on how to use . Also see Air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) in this chapter for specific requirements regarding the safety of the child's face or neck, the child should always wear ...of a combination lap and shoulder belt can be positioned so it does not cross or rest in front of children in your vehicle. 155 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Seating and Safety Restraints SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN See the following sections for ...
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Seating and Safety Restraints When installing a child safety seat: • Review and follow all the way back. 159 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Ford recommends the use of the manufacturer's instructions included with tether straps in this chapter. ...fastened in the buckle. • Keep the buckle release button pointing up and away from the safety seat, with combination lap and shoulder belts Air bags can kill or injure a child in the automatic locking mode. Installing child safety seats with the tongue between the child seat and the release ...
Seating and Safety Restraints When installing a child safety seat: • Review and follow all the way back. 159 2003 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus) Ford recommends the use of the manufacturer's instructions included with tether straps in this chapter. ...fastened in the buckle. • Keep the buckle release button pointing up and away from the safety seat, with combination lap and shoulder belts Air bags can kill or injure a child in the automatic locking mode. Installing child safety seats with the tongue between the child seat and the release ...