Seating and safety restraints
How does the air bag supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustains
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiatesair
baginflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnot
inflateinacollisiondoesnotmean
thatsomethingiswrongwiththe
system.Rather,itmeanstheforces
werenotofthetypesufficientto
causeactivation.Frontairbagsaredesignedtoinflateinfrontaland
near-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,orrear-impactsunless
thecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.Afterairbag
deployment,itisnormaltonoticea
smoke-like,powderyresidueor
smelltheburntpropellant.Thismay
consistofcornstarch,talcum
powder(tolubricatethebag)or
sodiumcompounds(e.g.,baking
soda)thatresultfromthe
combustionprocessthatinflatesthe
airbag.Smallamountsofsodium
hydroxidemaybepresentwhich
mayirritatetheskinandeyes,but
noneoftheresidueistoxic.
Whilethesystemisdesignedtohelp
reduceseriousinjuries,contactwith
adeployingairbagmayalsocauseabrasions,swellingortemporary
hearingloss.Becauseairbagsmustinflaterapidlyandwithconsiderable
force,thereistheriskofdeathorseriousinjuriessuchasfractures,
facialandeyeinjuriesorinternalinjuries,particularlytooccupantswho
arenotproperlyrestrainedorareotherwiseoutofpositionatthetime
ofairbagdeployment.Thus,itisextremelyimportantthatoccupantsbe
properlyrestrainedasfarawayfromtheairbagmoduleaspossiblewhile
maintainingvehiclecontrol.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download. |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
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