2006 Ford F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
How does the airbag  supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustains
sufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnot
inflateinacollisiondoesnotmean
thatsomethingiswrongwiththe
system.Rather,itmeanstheforces
werenotofthetypesufficientto
causeactivation.Airbagsare
designedtoinflateinfrontaland
near-frontalcollisions,notrollover,
side-impact,orrear-impacts.
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.Afterairbag
deployment,itisnormaltonoticea
smoke-like,powderyresidueor
smelltheburntpropellant.Thismay
consistofcornstarch,talcum
powder(tolubricatethebag)or
sodiumcompounds(e.g.,baking
soda)thatresultfromthe
combustionprocessthatinflatesthe
airbag.Smallamountsofsodium
hydroxidemaybepresentwhich
mayirritatetheskinandeyes,but
noneoftheresidueistoxic.
Whilethesystemisdesignedtohelp
reduceseriousinjuries,itmayalso
causeminorabrasions,swellingortemporaryhearingloss.Because
airbagsmustinflaterapidlyandwithconsiderableforce,thereistherisk
ofdeathorseriousinjuriessuchasfractures,facialandeyeinjuriesor
internalinjuries,particularlytooccupantswhoarenotproperly
restrainedorareotherwiseoutofpositionatthetimeofairbag
deployment.Thus,itisextremelyimportantthatoccupantsbeproperly
restrainedasfarawayfromtheairbagmoduleaspossiblewhile
maintainingvehiclecontrol.
Severalairbagsystemcomponentsgethotafterinflation.Donot
touchthemafterinflation.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals
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