Rear Seats; Second And Third Row Head Restraints; Second Row Outboard Seat Head Restraints - Ford 2012 Explorer Owner's Manual

The seat will move to the original position when:
• the transmission is in N (Neutral) or P (Park)
• the key is placed in the ignition cylinder or when the push button
start system (if equipped) is put in accessory mode/started (refer to
Push button start system in the Driving chapter).
The easy entry feature can be turned off or on through the vehicle
message center. Refer to Message center in the Instrument Cluster
chapter.

REAR SEATS

Second and third row head restraints

WARNING: To minimize the risk of neck injury in the event of a
crash, the driver and passenger occupants should not sit in
and/or operate the vehicle, until the head restraint is placed in its
proper position. The driver should never adjust the head restraint
while the vehicle is in motion.
Second row outboard seat head restraints– The outboard head
restraints are non-adjustable, but they can be folded and also removed.
The non-adjustable head restraints
consist of (shown folded from rear
position):
• a trimmed energy absorbing foam
and structure (1),
• a fold strap (2),
• guide sleeves with unlock/remove
buttons (3),
• and two steel stems (4),
To fold the outboard head restraint, pull the fold strap. To place the
head restraint back to the upright position, pull up on the head restraint.
To remove the outboard head restraint, start with it folded and then
press and hold both unlock/remove buttons and pull it upwards.
To reinstall the head restraint, do the following:
1. Insert the two stems into the guide sleeves.
2. Push the head restraint down until it locks.
2012 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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