2001 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Seating and safety restraints
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnotinflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthat
somethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswere
notofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.Sideairbagsaredesigned
toinflateinside-impactcollisions,notroll-over,rear-impact,frontalor
near-frontalcollisions,unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateral
deceleration.
Severalairbagsystem
componentsgethotafter
inflation.Donottouchthemafter
inflation.
Ifthesideairbaghas
deployed,theairbagwill
notfunctionagain.Theside
airbagsystem(includingthe
seat)mustbeinspectedand
servicedbyaqualified
technicianinaccordancewith
thevehicleservicemanual.If
theairbagisnotreplaced,the
unrepairedareawillincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
Determining if the system is  operational
TheSRSusesareadinesslightintheinstrumentclusteroratoneto
indicatetheconditionofthesystem.RefertotheAirbagreadiness
sectionintheInstrumentationchapter.Routinemaintenanceoftheair
bagisnotrequired.
Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:
Thereadinesslight(samelightasforfrontairbagsystem)willeither
flashorstaylit.
Thereadinesslightwillnotilluminateimmediatelyafterignitionis
turnedon.
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2001
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Hector on Jan 31, 2013. User manual for Explorer 2001