Seating and Safety Restraints
TheSafetyCanopysystemisdesignedtoactivewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMtoinitiateSafety
Canopyinflationorwhenacertainlikelihoodofarollovereventis
detectedbytherolloversensor.
TheSafetyCanopyismountedtoroofside-railsheetmetal,behindthe
headliner,abovethefirstandsecondrowseats.TheSafetyCanopyis
designedtoinflatebetweenthesidewindowareaandoccupantsto
furtherenhanceprotectionprovidedinsideimpactcollisionsandrollover
events.
ThefactthattheSafetyCanopydidnotactivateinacollisiondoesnot
meanthatsomethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeansthe
forceswerenotofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.TheSafety
Canopyisdesignedtoinflateincertainsideimpactcollisionsor
rolloverevents,notinrearimpact,frontalornear-frontalcollisions,
unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateraldecelerationorrollover
likelihood.
SeveralSafetyCanopy
systemcomponentsgethot
afterinflation.Donottouchthem
afterinflation.
IftheSafetyCanopysystemhasdeployed,theSafety
Canopywillnotfunctionagainunlessreplaced.The
SafetyCanopysystem(includingtheA,BandCpillartrim)
mustbeinspectedandservicedbyaqualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewiththevehicleservicemanual.IftheSafety
Canopyisnotreplaced,theunrepairedareawillincreasetheriskof
injuryinacollision.
Determiningifthesystemisoperational
TheSRSusesareadinesslightintheinstrumentclusteroratoneto
indicatetheconditionofthesystem.RefertotheAirbagreadiness
sectionintheInstrumentClusterchapter.Routinemaintenanceofthe
sideairbagisnotrequired.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2005 |
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