Seating and Safety Restraints
safetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
RefertoSafetyrestraintssectioninthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltpretensionersatthefrontoutboardseatingpositionsare
designedtotightenthesafetybeltsfirmlyagainsttheoccupant’sbody
duringfrontalcollisions,andinsidecollisionsandrolloverswhenthe
vehicleisequippedwiththeoptionalSafetyCanopysystem.Thishelps
increasetheeffectivenessofthesafetybelts.Infrontalcollisions,the
safetybeltpretensionerscanbeactivatedaloneor,ifthecollisionisof
sufficientseverity,togetherwiththefrontairbags.
Frontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
Thefrontoutboardsafetybeltenergymanagementretractorsallow
webbingtobepulledoutoftheretractorinagradualandcontrolled
mannerinresponsetotheoccupant’sforwardmomentum.Thishelps
reducetheriskofforce-relatedinjuriestotheoccupant’schestby
limitingtheloadontheoccupant.RefertoSafetyrestraintssectionin
thischapter.
DeterminingifthePersonalSafetySystemிisoperational
ThePersonalSafetySystemusesawarninglightintheinstrument
clusteroraback-uptonetoindicatetheconditionofthesystem.Refer
totheWarninglightsandchimessectionintheInstrumentCluster
chapter.RoutinemaintenanceofthePersonalSafetySystemisnot
required.
TheRestraintsControlModule(RCM)monitorsitsowninternalcircuits
andthecircuitsfortheairbagsupplementalrestraints,crashsensor(s),
safetybeltpretensioners,frontsafetybeltbucklesensors,front
passengersensingsystem,andthedriverseatpositionsensor.In
addition,theRCMalsomonitorstherestraintswarninglightinthe
instrumentcluster.Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneor
moreofthefollowing:
•
•
Thewarninglightwilleitherflashorstaylit.
Thewarninglightwillnotilluminateimmediatelyaftertheignitionis
turnedon.
•
Aseriesoffivebeepswillbeheard.Thetonepatternwillrepeat
periodicallyuntiltheproblemandwarninglightarerepaired.
Ifanyofthesethingshappen,evenintermittently,havethePersonal
SafetySystemservicedatanauthorizeddealerimmediately.Unless
serviced,thesystemmaynotfunctionproperlyintheeventofa
collision.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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