Seating and Safety Restraints
Donotuseaccessoryseatcovers.Theuseofaccessoryseat
coversmaypreventthedeploymentofthesideairbagsand
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
Donotleanyourheadonthedoor.Thesideairbagcouldinjure
youasitdeploysfromthesideoftheseatback.
Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifytheairbagSRS,its
fusesortheseatcoveronaseatcontaininganairbag.Seeyour
FordorLincolnMercurydealer.
Alloccupantsofthevehicleshouldalwaysweartheirsafetybelts
evenwhenanairbagSRSisprovided.
Howdoesthesideairbagsystemwork?
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
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