Seating and Safety Restraints
Donotleanyourheadonthedoor.Thesideairbagcouldinjure
youasitdeploysfromthesideoftheseatback.
Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifytheairbag
supplementalrestraintsystem,itsfusesortheseatcoverona
seatcontaininganairbag.SeeyourFordorLincolnMercurydealer.
Alloccupantsofthevehicleincludingthedrivershouldalways
weartheirsafetybeltsevenwhenanairbagSRSisprovided.
How does the side air bag system work?
Thesideairbagsystemconsistsof
thefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenylonbag(airbag)
withagasgeneratorconcealed
behindtheoutboardbolsterof
thedriverandfrontpassenger
seatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedto
allowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,
electroniccontrolanddiagnostic
unitasusedforthefrontair
bags.
•
Thetwosidesensorsarelocated
onthelowerportionofthe
b-pillar.
Sideairbags,incombinationwithseatbelts,canhelpreducetheriskof
severeinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffected
bythecollisionwillbeinflated,eveniftherespectiveseatisnot
occupied.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetweenthedoorpanel
andoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovidedoccupantsin
sideimpactcollisions.
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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