Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Instrument Cluster
- Entertainment Systems
- AUDIO SYSTEMS
- GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
- NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SYNC SYSTEM (LATE AVAILABILITY — IF EQUIPPED)
- Climate Controls
- Lights
- Driver Controls
- MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
- TILT/TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL
- ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
- OVERHEAD CONSOLE
- CENTER CONSOLE
- CLOCK
- INSTRUMENT PANEL STORAGE COMPARTMENT
- AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
- POWER WINDOWS
- INTERIOR MIRROR
- EXTERIOR MIRRORS
- SPEED CONTROL
- STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
- MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
- MESSAGE CENTER
- Selectable features
- Reset
- Info menu
- Odometer/Trip odometer
- Distance to empty (DTE)
- Average fuel economy (AFE)
- Average Speed
- Trip elapsed drive time
- Compass display (if equipped)
- Compass zone/calibration adjustment
- Setup menu
- System check
- Units (English/Metric)
- Language
- Easy entry/exit (if equipped)
- Reverse Sensing System (Park assist) (if equipped)
- System warnings
- Selectable features
- INTERIOR TRUNK CONTROL
- Locks and Security
- KEYS
- POWER DOOR LOCKS
- CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS
- INTERIOR LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT RELEASE
- REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM
- KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SECURILOCK™ PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
- PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM
- Seating and Safety Restraints
- SEATING
- REAR SEATS
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS
- Personal Safety System™
- How does the Personal Safety System™ work?
- Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
- Front crash severity sensor
- Driver’s seat position sensor
- Front passenger sensing system
- Front safety belt usage sensors
- Front safety belt pretensioners
- Front safety belt energy management retractors
- Determining if the Personal Safety System™ is operational
- Safety belt precautions
- Combination lap and shoulder belts
- Energy Management Feature — Front Outboard
- Vehicle sensitive mode
- Automatic locking mode
- Safety belt pretensioner
- Safety belt height adjustment
- Safety belt extension assembly
- Safety belt maintenance
- Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
- Conditions of operation
- Belt-Minder
- Personal Safety System™
- AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
- Important supplemental restraint system precautions
- Children and airbags
- How does the safety belt pretensioner and airbag supplemental restraint system work?
- Front passenger sensing system
- Determining if the system is operational
- Seat-mounted side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
- SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
- Tires, Wheels and Loading
- Driving
- Roadside Emergencies
- Customer Assistance
- GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
- IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
- THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) AUTO LINE PROGRAM (U.S. ONLY)
- UTILIZING THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION PROGRAM (CANADA ONLY)
- FORD EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN
- GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
- ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (U.S. ONLY)
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (CANADA ONLY)
- Cleaning
- Maintenance and Specifications
- SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
- PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE
- OPENING THE HOOD
- IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
- WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
- CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
- ENGINE OIL
- BATTERY
- ENGINE COOLANT
- FUEL FILTER
- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
- ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
- EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
- POWER STEERING FLUID
- BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID
- TRANSAXLE FLUID
- AIR FILTER
- MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
- MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
- ENGINE DATA
- IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
- TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE CODE DESIGNATIONS
- Accessories
- Index
Front safety belt pretensioners
The safety belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are
designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body
during frontal collisions and in side collisions when the side curtains and
side airbags are activated. This helps increase the effectiveness of the
safety belts. In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can be
activated alone or, if the collision is of sufficient severity, together with
the front airbags.
Front safety belt energy management retractors
The front outboard safety belt energy management retractors allow
webbing to be pulled out of the retractor in a gradual and controlled
manner in response to the occupant’s forward momentum. This helps
reduce the risk of force-related injuries to the occupant’s chest by
limiting the load on the occupant. Refer to Energy management feature
section in this chapter.
Determining if the Personal Safety System™ is operational
The Personal Safety System™ uses a warning light in the instrument
cluster or a back-up tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer
to the Warning light section in the Instrument Cluster chapter.
Routine maintenance of the Personal Safety System™ is not required.
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 front passenger sensing system. In addition, the
RCM also monitors the restraints warning light in the instrument cluster.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by one or more of the following.
• The warning light will either flash or stay lit.
• The warning light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is
turned on.
• A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat
periodically until the problem and warning light are repaired.
If any of these things happen, even intermittently, have the Personal
Safety System™ serviced at an authorized dealer immediately. Unless
serviced, the system may not function properly in the event of a
collision.
2008 Milan (mln)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
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