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Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Airbags Child restraints 105 105 118 132 146 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational towing 161 161 163 176 ... Nut Torque Jump starting Wrecker towing 205 205 206 207 207 214 221 222 227 Customer Assistance Reporting safety defects (U.S. only) 229 235 Cleaning 236 2 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Airbags Child restraints 105 105 118 132 146 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational towing 161 161 163 176 ... Nut Torque Jump starting Wrecker towing 205 205 206 207 207 214 221 222 227 Customer Assistance Reporting safety defects (U.S. only) 229 235 Cleaning 236 2 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
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...may access vehicle diagnostic information through a direct connection to your vehicle when diagnosing or servicing your vehicle. and 6 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Front seat mounted rear-facing child or infant seats should ...NEVER be placed in your vehicle, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Canada, and service and repair facilities may record information about the performance or status of various systems and..., such as : • how various systems in front of an active passenger airbag.
...may access vehicle diagnostic information through a direct connection to your vehicle when diagnosing or servicing your vehicle. and 6 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Front seat mounted rear-facing child or infant seats should ...NEVER be placed in your vehicle, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Canada, and service and repair facilities may record information about the performance or status of various systems and..., such as : • how various systems in front of an active passenger airbag.
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... Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag - Front Airbag - Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
... Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 8 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag - Front Airbag - Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
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... by your authorized dealer. Driving a vehicle with this light on may cause the Check engine warning light to the ON position. Airbag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your authorized dealer. If the brake system warning light does not illuminate at this... or a brake system malfunction and the brake system should be properly installed. A significant decrease in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) A chime will take you longer to flash, a malfunction has been detected, have ...
... by your authorized dealer. Driving a vehicle with this light on may cause the Check engine warning light to the ON position. Airbag readiness: If this time, seek service immediately from your authorized dealer. If the brake system warning light does not illuminate at this... or a brake system malfunction and the brake system should be properly installed. A significant decrease in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) A chime will take you longer to flash, a malfunction has been detected, have ...
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.... Sitting improperly out of position or with your feet on the outboard side of the seat cushion. 108 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator lamp for additional details. The control is located on the floor. Adjusting the front power seat...
.... Sitting improperly out of position or with your feet on the outboard side of the seat cushion. 108 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator lamp for additional details. The control is located on the floor. Adjusting the front power seat...
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...and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Passenger occupant classification sensor • Front crash severity sensor. 118 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) SAFETY RESTRAINTS Personal Safety Systemி The Personal Safety System provides an ... in the tailgate position. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of : • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front outboard safety belts with the seat in Tailgate mode. Placing the seat in this position could result...
...and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Passenger occupant classification sensor • Front crash severity sensor. 118 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) SAFETY RESTRAINTS Personal Safety Systemி The Personal Safety System provides an ... in the tailgate position. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of : • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front outboard safety belts with the seat in Tailgate mode. Placing the seat in this position could result...
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.... A higher energy level is provided for the most severe impacts. How does the Personal Safety Systemி work? A collection of the dual-stage airbags and safety belt pretensioners. 119 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Refer to activate these safety devices. This allows your vehicle's safety devices according to...
.... A higher energy level is provided for the most severe impacts. How does the Personal Safety Systemி work? A collection of the dual-stage airbags and safety belt pretensioners. 119 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Refer to activate these safety devices. This allows your vehicle's safety devices according to...
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...properly restrained. The system is designed to inflate. For other occupants, this force can automatically turn off the passenger front airbag and seat-mounted side airbag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is to make sure all the way back. The passenger occupant classification sensor can... seat in the front seat, move forward during pre-crash braking. The sensor also turns off the passenger front airbag. This information allows your Personal Safety System to tailor the airbag deployment and 120 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
...properly restrained. The system is designed to inflate. For other occupants, this force can automatically turn off the passenger front airbag and seat-mounted side airbag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is to make sure all the way back. The passenger occupant classification sensor can... seat in the front seat, move forward during pre-crash braking. The sensor also turns off the passenger front airbag. This information allows your Personal Safety System to tailor the airbag deployment and 120 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)
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... collision is turned on the occupant. The Restraints Control Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, driver seat position sensor, and passenger occupant classification...• The warning light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is of the system. This maximizes the effectiveness of a collision. 121 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can be pulled out of ...
... collision is turned on the occupant. The Restraints Control Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, driver seat position sensor, and passenger occupant classification...• The warning light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is of the system. This maximizes the effectiveness of a collision. 121 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can be pulled out of ...
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... Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with safety belts. People who are ejected are deactivated/activated independently. "I have an airbag" Consider...Airbags offer greater protection when used with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN'T "PICK OUR ...: Before following the procedure, make sure that seating position, the BeltMinder is set 130 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Frontal airbags are not designed to avoid the BeltMinder chime. Not a good idea. Seating and Safety...
... Steps 1 - 4 thoroughly before proceeding with safety belts. People who are ejected are deactivated/activated independently. "I have an airbag" Consider...Airbags offer greater protection when used with the deactivation/activation programming procedure. Safety belts help prevent ejection, WE CAN'T "PICK OUR ...: Before following the procedure, make sure that seating position, the BeltMinder is set 130 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Frontal airbags are not designed to avoid the BeltMinder chime. Not a good idea. Seating and Safety...
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...warning light will be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns off .) • After Step 3, the restraint system warning light (airbag light) will flash 4 times per second for three seconds. 4. As confirmation, the restraint system warning light will flash 4 times per second for ... • The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled To reduce the risk of the light turning on for 3 seconds again. 131 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off , then followed by the restraint...
...warning light will be completed within 50 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns off .) • After Step 3, the restraint system warning light (airbag light) will flash 4 times per second for three seconds. 4. As confirmation, the restraint system warning light will flash 4 times per second for ... • The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled To reduce the risk of the light turning on for 3 seconds again. 131 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off , then followed by the restraint...
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... in conjunction with the safety belts to the safety belts. The term "supplemental restraint" means the airbags are designed to deploy, and airbags do not deploy. 132 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Airbags alone cannot protect as well as a supplement to help protect the driver and front outboard passenger from...
... in conjunction with the safety belts to the safety belts. The term "supplemental restraint" means the airbags are designed to deploy, and airbags do not deploy. 132 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Airbags alone cannot protect as well as a supplement to help protect the driver and front outboard passenger from...
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...back seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints. Do not place any object between an occupant's chest and the driver airbag module. The airbag may not inflate properly and might force an object into that person causing severe injury or death. The National Highway Traffic Safety...a deploying airbag. All occupants of injury from certain upper body injuries. Seating and Safety Restraints Important SRS precautions The SRS is designed to work with the safety belt to the rear as far as a deploying air bag can while still reaching the pedals comfortably. 133 2006 Freestyle (219...
...back seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints. Do not place any object between an occupant's chest and the driver airbag module. The airbag may not inflate properly and might force an object into that person causing severe injury or death. The National Highway Traffic Safety...a deploying airbag. All occupants of injury from certain upper body injuries. Seating and Safety Restraints Important SRS precautions The SRS is designed to work with the safety belt to the rear as far as a deploying air bag can while still reaching the pedals comfortably. 133 2006 Freestyle (219...
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... children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. 134 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Modifying or adding equipment to be properly restrained. Placing objects on or over the...frame, bumper, front end body structure and tow hooks) may increase the risk of the vehicle. Failure to service, repair, or modify the airbag supplemental restraint systems or its fuses. Seating and Safety Restraints • Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the upright position. Do...
... children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. 134 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Modifying or adding equipment to be properly restrained. Placing objects on or over the...frame, bumper, front end body structure and tow hooks) may increase the risk of the vehicle. Failure to service, repair, or modify the airbag supplemental restraint systems or its fuses. Seating and Safety Restraints • Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the upright position. Do...
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...the forces were not of the type sufficient to the Warning lights and chimes section in the Instrument Cluster chapter. The airbag SRS is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration sufficient to cause the sensors to inflate in a collision ...collisions, not rollover, side-impact, or rear-impacts unless the collision causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration. 135 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Front airbags are repaired. A difficulty with the system. Seating and Safety Restraints Determining if the system is operational...
...the forces were not of the type sufficient to the Warning lights and chimes section in the Instrument Cluster chapter. The airbag SRS is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration sufficient to cause the sensors to inflate in a collision ...collisions, not rollover, side-impact, or rear-impacts unless the collision causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration. 135 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Front airbags are repaired. A difficulty with the system. Seating and Safety Restraints Determining if the system is operational...
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... temporary hearing loss. Several air bag system components get hot after inflation. If the air bag is extremely important that inflates the airbag. Refer to occupants who are not properly restrained or are otherwise out of position at the time of injury in this chapter. ...safing sensors. • a readiness light and tone. 136 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Do not touch them after inflation. Seating and Safety Restraints The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly upon activation. After airbag deployment, it is not replaced, the unrepaired area will not...
... temporary hearing loss. Several air bag system components get hot after inflation. If the air bag is extremely important that inflates the airbag. Refer to occupants who are not properly restrained or are otherwise out of position at the time of injury in this chapter. ...safing sensors. • a readiness light and tone. 136 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) Do not touch them after inflation. Seating and Safety Restraints The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly upon activation. After airbag deployment, it is not replaced, the unrepaired area will not...
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... disable (will not inflate) the front passenger's frontal airbag under certain conditions. Seating and Safety Restraints • diagnostic module. • and the electrical wiring which will illuminate and stay lit to remind you 137 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (...fus) The diagnostic module monitors its own internal circuits and the supplemental airbag electrical system wiring (including the impact sensors), the system wiring, the...
... disable (will not inflate) the front passenger's frontal airbag under certain conditions. Seating and Safety Restraints • diagnostic module. • and the electrical wiring which will illuminate and stay lit to remind you 137 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (...fus) The diagnostic module monitors its own internal circuits and the supplemental airbag electrical system wiring (including the impact sensors), the system wiring, the...
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...properly in the front passenger's seat, but the Љpassenger airbag offЉ or Љpass airbag offЉ indicator lamp is lit, it is functional. If a person of adult size is sitting properly in the rear seat. 138 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)... restraint, or a booster seat is detected. • When the front passenger sensing system disables (will not inflate) the front passenger frontal airbag, the indicator lamp will be advised to ride in the front passenger seat. • When the front passenger sensing system enables the front passenger...
...properly in the front passenger's seat, but the Љpassenger airbag offЉ or Љpass airbag offЉ indicator lamp is lit, it is functional. If a person of adult size is sitting properly in the rear seat. 138 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)... restraint, or a booster seat is detected. • When the front passenger sensing system disables (will not inflate) the front passenger frontal airbag, the indicator lamp will be advised to ride in the front passenger seat. • When the front passenger sensing system enables the front passenger...
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... improperly out of position or with their seats and put on the seat cushion. heavy briefcase, Lit fully packed luggage) Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled 139 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) For most objects that they continue to the table below. Even ...though the passenger airbag is greatly increased. The front passenger sensing system may not be disabled. For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down...
... improperly out of position or with their seats and put on the seat cushion. heavy briefcase, Lit fully packed luggage) Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled 139 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) For most objects that they continue to the table below. Even ...though the passenger airbag is greatly increased. The front passenger sensing system may not be disabled. For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down...
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... stow objects in the list above may interfere with the front passenger seat sensing system. Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off seat back if a child is a problem with the seat. 140 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In case there is in the instrument cluster will stay...
... stow objects in the list above may interfere with the front passenger seat sensing system. Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off seat back if a child is a problem with the seat. 140 2006 Freestyle (219) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus) In case there is in the instrument cluster will stay...