Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnotinflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthat
somethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswere
notofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.Sideairbagsaredesigned
toinflateinside-impactcollisions,notroll-over,rear-impact,frontalor
near-frontalcollisions,unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateral
deceleration.
Severalairbagsystemcomponentsgethotafterinflation.Donot
touchthemafterinflation.
Ifthesideairbaghas
deployed,theairbagwill
notfunctionagain.Theside
airbagsystem(includingthe
seat)mustbeinspectedand
servicedbyaqualified
technicianinaccordancewith
thevehicleservicemanual.If
theairbagisnotreplaced,the
unrepairedareawillincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
Disposal of air bags and air bag equipped vehicles
Fordisposalofairbagsorairbagequippedvehicles,seeyourlocal
dealershiporqualifiedtechnician.AirbagsMUSTBEdisposedofby
qualifiedpersonnel.
SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
Seethefollowingsectionsfordirectionsonhowtoproperlyusesafety
restraintsforchildren.AlsoseeAirbagsupplementalrestraintsystem
(SRS)inthischapterforspecialinstructionsaboutusingairbags.
Rear-facingchildseatsorinfantcarriersshouldneverbeplaced
inthefrontseats.
Alwaystransportchildren12yearsoldandunderintheback
seatandalwaysuseappropriatechildrestraints.
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2004
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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