Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopyிsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopysystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy).
TheSafetyCanopysystem
consistsofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofthevehicle).
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Aheadlinerthatwillflextoopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopydeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
TwosidecrashsensorsmountedatthebaseoftheB-pillar(oneon
eachsideofthevehicle).
Twosidecrashsensorslocatedatthec-pillarbehindthereardoors
(oneoneachsideofthevehicle).
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopysystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats(ifequipped).TheSafetyCanopywill
notinterferewithchildrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildor
boosterseatbecauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromthe
headlinerabovethedoorsalongthesidewindowopenings.
TheSafetyCanopysystemisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausethesidecrashsensorto
closeanelectricalcircuitthatinitiatesSafetyCanopyinflationorwhen
acertainlikelihoodofarollovereventisdetectedbytherolloversensor.
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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