Getting Started; Tribute Quick Tips; Tire Pressure - Page 3

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Getting Started

Tribute Quick Tips

®

are

designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important 
features of your Tribute. 

The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips

®

, locate

the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.

This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Tribute.

Items identified in blue text
call out important information.

Passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator light

Front passenger sensing system 
is designed to turn off passenger
frontal air bag when a low weight 
is detected, a person of adult size
that is sitting properly in the 
passenger front seat will enable
passenger frontal air bag. 
The sensor also turns off the 
passenger front air bag and seat-
mounted side air bag* when the
passenger seat is empty and seat
belt is unbuckled to prevent
unnecessary replacement of air

bag(s) after a collision, PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is not
illuminated in this case.
The front passenger seat-mounted
side air bag* will be deactivated if
the sensor detects an empty seat;
otherwise, the seat-mounted side
air bag* will be enabled.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator (

1

)

will be illuminated to remind you
the passenger air bag is deactivated.
See Owner’s Manual for 
complete details and warnings.

WARNING: If PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF light goes on or
off or stays off unexpectedly,
please see Owner’s Manual 
for various ways this system 
may indicate a false reading.

Gas cap

Tip: When fueling vehicle, 
use gas cap clip (

1

) to hold 

cap away from vehicle.

After filling vehicle with gasoline,
fully reinstall gas cap by turning
clockwise until a clicking sound 
is heard, if gas cap is not fully
installed, Check Engine light 
and/or Check Fuel Cap indicator
light may come on.
For more information on Check
Engine light, see Owner’s Manual.

Fuel pump shutoff 

Disables fuel pump after a 
substantial jolt; located in 
front passenger’s footwell, 
behind flip-up cover, by kick 
panel access cover.
To reset: Press down top of
exposed red reset button (

2

).

WARNING: Do not reset 
shutoff switch if you see 
or smell fuel.

Tire Pressure 

Monitoring System 
(TPMS)

Warning light illuminates 
for a few seconds after 
ignition is on.
If tire pressure is too low 
in one or more tires, warning 
light will illuminate.
Flashing warning light 
indicates possible malfunction;
dealer inspection required.

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF

1

1

TUNE

OK

EJECT

2

*Denotes optional equipment