Rear Occupant Alert System Precautions and Limitations -> What is the Rear Occupant Alert System for Your Ford Kuga SUV 2020

Rear Occupant Alert System (If Equipped)  
WHAT IS THE REAR  
WARNING: Do not leave children  
or pets unattended in your vehicle.  
Failure to follow this instruction could  
result in personal injury or death.  
OCCUPANT ALERT SYSTEM  
The rear occupant alert system monitors  
vehicle conditions and notifies you to check  
for rear seat occupants when you switch  
the ignition off.  
REAR OCCUPANT ALERT  
SYSTEM LIMITATIONS  
The system does not detect the presence  
of objects or passengers in the rear seat.  
It monitors when rear doors are opened  
and closed.  
Note: It is possible to receive an alert when  
there is no rear seat occupant, but alert  
conditions are met.  
HOW DOES THE REAR  
OCCUPANT ALERT SYSTEM  
WORK  
The system monitors when rear doors have  
been opened and closed to indicate the  
potential presence of an occupant in the  
rear seat.  
A message displays in the information and  
entertainment display screen and an  
audible warning sounds when you switch  
the ignition off after any of the following  
conditions have been met:  
Note: It is possible to receive no alert when  
there is an occupant in the rear seat, if alert  
conditions are not met. For example, if a rear  
seat occupant does not enter the vehicle  
through a rear door.  
Note: The audible warning does not sound  
when the front door is opened before you  
switch the ignition off.  
A rear door is opened or closed while  
the ignition is on.  
You switch the ignition on within 15  
minutes of a rear door opening and  
closing.  
SWITCHINGREAROCCUPANT  
ALERT SYSTEM ON AND OFF  
1. Press Settings on the touchscreen.  
2. Press Vehicle.  
3. Switch Rear Occupant Alert on or off.  
Note: The default setting is on.  
You switch the ignition on within 15  
minutes of the alert having displayed  
or sounded.  
REAR OCCUPANT ALERT  
SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS  
Note: Performing a master reset causes the  
system to switch on again.  
WARNING: On hot days, the  
temperature inside the vehicle can rise  
very quickly. Exposure of people or  
animals to these high temperatures for  
even a short time can cause death or  
serious heat related injuries, including  
brain damage. Small children are  
particularly at risk.  
Semiannual Reminder(If Equipped)  
When you switch the system off, a  
message appears every six months as a  
reminder that the system is off. You can  
switch the system back on or leave it off.  
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Kuga (CTD) Vehicles Built From: 22-06-2021, CG3851en enGBR, Edition date: 202104, First-Printing