Ford 2013 Flex Owner's Manual page 54

Supplementary Restraints System
• When the front passenger sensing system disables (will not inflate)
the front passenger frontal airbag, the passenger airbag status
indicator will illuminate the OFF lamp and stay lit to remind you that
the front passenger frontal airbag is disabled.
• If the child restraint has been installed and the passenger airbag
status indicator illuminates the ON lamp, then turn the vehicle off,
remove the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the restraint
following the child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
The front passenger sensing system is designed to enable (may inflate)
the front passenger's frontal airbag anytime the system senses that a
person of adult size is sitting properly in the front passenger seat.
• When the front passenger sensing system enables the front passenger
frontal airbag (may inflate), the passenger airbag status indicator will
illuminate the ON lamp and remain illuminated.
If a person of adult size is sitting in the front passenger's seat, but the
passenger airbag status indicator OFF lamp is lit, it is possible that the
person isn't sitting properly in the seat. If this happens:
• Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to place the seat back in the
full upright position.
• Have the person sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion,
with the person's legs comfortably extended.
• Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for
about two minutes. This will allow the system to detect that person
and enable the passenger's frontal airbag.
• If the indicator OFF lamp remains lit even after this, the person
should be advised to ride in the rear seat.
Occupant
Empty
Child
Adult
Note: When the passenger airbag status indicator OFF lamp is
illuminated, the passenger side airbag (seat mounted) may be disabled to
avoid the risk of airbag deployment injuries.
2013 Flex (471)
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Passenger airbag
status indicator
OFF: Lit
ON: Unlit
OFF: Lit
ON: Unlit
OFF: Unlit
ON: Lit
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Passenger airbag
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled