Driver Knee Airbag; Anti-Theft System, Securilock Passive; Child Safety Locks, Rear Door; Latch System - Ford Escape 2013 Manual

2013

Driver Knee Airbag

• Located under the instrument panel
• Works along with the driver's front airbag to help
reduce injury to the legs
• When the driver's airbag deploys in a collision, the
knee airbag deploys from under the instrument panel
• As with front and side airbags, it is important to be
properly seated and restrained to help reduce the risk
of death or serious injury
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) System
• Consists of a top tether anchor point and two rigid
bars located where the seat cushion meets the seat
back and the upper rear headliner
• All rear-seat positions offer LATCH provisions
• LATCH-compatible child safety seat attaches to the
lower anchor points by means of flexible tethers or
rigid latch bars
• Uniform installation method helps eliminate the
confusion associated with a variety of safety
belt systems

MyKey

• Industry exclusive
• Allows owners to program a "key limit" to certain
vehicle functions to help promote safe driving habits
• Default restrictions include:
– Persistent Belt-Minder alert that mutes audio
system until front safety belt(s) is fastened
– Earlier Low Fuel Warning indicator
– Restriction of disabling certain features, if equipped
• Programmable restrictions include:
– Limited vehicle top speed
– Configurable speed alert chime set at 45, 55 OR
65 mph
– Maximum audio system volume
• Programming MyKey is done via the message center
– One standard key will be the Administrator Key,
while the other will operate as MyKey with the
programmed restrictions
(1) SOS hardware may become damaged or the battery may lose power in a crash, which could prevent operation. Not all crashes will
activate an airbag.
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Escape
Safety/Security
Occupant Protection cont'd
Child Safety
Personal Security
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"Safety Cell" Construction

• A combination of the front-end structure, a
cross-vehicle beam for the steering column and the
side-door intrusion beams
• Helps absorb energy from a crash before it reaches
the vehicle occupants
Rear-door Child Safety Locks
• Prevent rear-seat occupants from opening the door
from the inside
• The childproof locks are located on the rear edge of
each rear door and must be set separately for each door
• Driver side: turn counterclockwise to lock and clockwise
to unlock
• Passenger side: turn clockwise to lock and
counterclockwise to unlock

SOS Post-Crash Alert System

• Activates the hazard flashers and sounds the horn
after a crash where the airbags deploy
• Sounding the horn and flashing the hazards makes
the vehicle easier to locate if the accident happens
off the roadway
• System operates until deactivated or battery power
is depleted
SecuriLock Passive Anti-theft System
• Uses a specially coded ignition key with billions of
possible codes to start the vehicle
• System is designed to help prevent the engine from
being started unless a coded key programmed to the
vehicle is used
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December 2011