2002 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
safety belt pretensioner  activation depending upon  safety belt usage.
Refer toSafetyBelt    section in  this chapter.
Frontsafetybeltpretensioners
The safety belt  pretensioners are designed  to tighten the safety  belts
firmly against the  occupants body during  a collision. This maximizes  the
effectiveness of the  safety belts and  helps properly position the  occupant
relative to the  air bag to  improve protection. The safety  belt
pretensioners can be  either activated alone  or, if the collision  is of
sufficient severity, together  with the air  bags.
Frontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
The front safety  belt energy management  retractors allow webbing to  be
pulled out of  the retractor in  a gradual and controlled  manner in
response to the  occupants forward momentum.  This helps reduce the
risk of force-related  injuries to the  occupants chest by limiting  the load
on the occupant.  Refer toSafetyBelt    section in this  chapter.
DeterminingifthePersonalSafetySystemisoperational
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 theWarningLight    section in  theInstrumentCluster    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 air  bag supplemental restraints, crash  sensor(s),
safety belt pretensioners,  front safety belt  buckle sensors, and the  driver
seat position sensor.  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 your dealership  or by a qualified  technician
immediately. Unless serviced,  the system may  not function properly in
the event of  a collision.
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CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2002
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Bill on Mar 10, 2013. Taurus owners Manual

Just like the one that came in the glove box.


vincent thomas on Dec 11, 2012. ford taurus