Seating and Safety Restraints
Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifytheairbag
supplementalrestraintsystemsoritsfuses.SeeyourFordor
LincolnMercurydealer.
Children and air bags
Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly
restrained.Accidentstatistics
suggestthatchildrenaresaferwhen
properlyrestrainedintherear
seatingpositionsthaninthefront
seatingposition.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionsmayincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
Airbagscankillorinjurea
childinachildseat.
NEVERplacearear-facingchild
seatinfrontofanactiveairbag.If
youmustuseaforward-facing
childseatinthefrontseat,move
theseatallthewayback.
How does the air bag supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustains
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiatesair
baginflation.Thefactthattheair
bagsdidnotinflateinacollision
doesnotmeanthatsomethingis
wrongwiththesystem.Rather,it
meanstheforceswerenotofthe
typesufficienttocauseactivation.
Frontairbagsaredesignedto
inflateinfrontalandnear-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,or
rear-impactsunlessthecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinal
deceleration.
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