Seating and Safety Restraints
Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifytheairbagSRS,its
fusesortheseatcoveronaseatcontaininganairbag.Seeyour
authorizeddealer.
Alloccupantsofthevehicleshouldalwaysweartheirsafetybelts
evenwhenanairbagSRSisprovided.
Howdoesthesideairbagsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthesideairbagsystemincluded
recommendedtestingproceduresthatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownastheSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtestingprocedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentofsideairbags.
Thesideairbagsystemconsistsof
thefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenylonbag(airbag)
withaninflatorconcealedbehind
theoutboardbolsterofthedriver
andfrontpassengerseatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedto
allowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,
electroniccontrolanddiagnostic
unitasusedforthefrontairbags.
•
Crashsensorslocatedonthe
frontdoorsandCpillars(one
sensoroneachpillaroneachside
ofthevehicle).
Sideairbags,incombinationwith
safetybelts,canhelpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofa
significantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Ifthefrontpassengersensingsystem
detectsanemptyseat,thefrontpassengerseat-mountedsideairbagwill
bedeactivated.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetweenthedoor
panelandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovided
occupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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