Ford Five Hundred (2007 year). Manual — part 28

Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.
• Driver

Press the control to move the seat
forward, or backward.
• Passenger

Press the control (if equipped) to
recline the seatback forward or
rearward.

Heated seats (if equipped)

To operate the heated seats:
• Push the control located on the

climate control system panel once
to activate high heat.

• Push twice to activate low heat.
• Push a third time to deactivate.
The indicator light on the control will illuminate when activated. For low
heat, one light will be lit; for high heat, both lights will be lit.

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Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)

This system allows automatic
positioning of the driver seat, power
mirrors, and adjustable pedals to
two programmable positions.

The memory seat control is located
on the driver door.
• To program position 1, move the

driver seat, mirrors and pedals (if
equipped) to the desired position
using the associated controls.
Press the SET control. The SET control indicator light will briefly
illuminate. While the light is illuminated, press control 1.

• To program position 2, repeat the previous procedure using control 2.
A position can be recalled:
• in any gearshift position if the ignition is not in the RUN position.
• only in P (Park) or N (Neutral) if the ignition is in the RUN position.
A memory seat position may be programmed at any time.

The memory positions are also recalled when you press your remote
entry transmitter UNLOCK control (if the transmitter is programmed to
a memory position) or, when you enter a valid personal entry code that
is programmed to a memory position.

To program the memory feature to a remote entry transmitter and for
more information on how to use the keypad, refer to Remote entry
system in the Locks and Security chapter.

REAR SEATS

Head restraints (if equipped)

Lift the head restraint so that it is located directly or as close as possible
behind your head.

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The head restraints can be moved
up by pulling up on the head
restraint.

Push release button to lower head
restraint.

Split-folding rear seat

One or both rear seatbacks can be folded down to provide additional
cargo space.

To lower the seatback(s) from
inside the vehicle, pull the strap
located on the outboard side of the
seatback to release it, and then fold
seatback down.

When raising the seatback(s), make sure you hear the seat latch into
place.

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Before returning the seatback to its original position, make sure
that cargo or any objects are not trapped behind the seatback.

After returning the seatback to its original position, pull on the
seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An unlatched seat may
become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or collision.

Seat mounted cup holders and armrest storage compartment
(if equipped)

If your vehicle is equipped with cup holders and a storage compartment,
they are located in the rear seat armrest. To access the cup holders,
rotate armrest into use position. To open the storage compartment (if
equipped), pull up on the latch.

Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard objects can injure you
in a collision.

SAFETY RESTRAINTS

Personal Safety System

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The Personal Safety System

娂 provides an improved overall level of

frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help
further reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries. The system is able to
analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating
the appropriate safety devices to help better protect a range of
occupants in a variety of frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle’s Personal Safety System

娂 consists of:

• Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints.
• Front outboard safety belts with pretensioners, energy management

retractors (first row only), and safety belt usage sensors.

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