Seating and Safety Restraints
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.Afterairbag
deployment,itisnormaltonoticea
smoke-like,powderyresidueor
smelltheburntpropellant.Thismay
consistofcornstarch,talcum
powderorsodiumcompoundswhich
mayirritatetheskinandeyes,but
noneoftheresidueistoxic.
WhiletheSRSisdesignedtohelp
reduceseriousinjuries,contactwith
adeployingairbagmayalsocause
abrasions,swellingortemporary
hearingloss.Becauseairbagsmust
inflaterapidlyandwithconsiderable
force,thereistheriskofdeathor
seriousinjuriessuchasfractures,facialandeyeinjuriesorinternal
injuries,particularlytooccupantswhoarenotproperlyrestrainedorare
otherwiseoutofpositionatthetimeofairbagdeployment.Itis
extremelyimportantthatoccupantsbeproperlyrestrainedasfaraway
fromtheairbagmoduleaspossiblewhilemaintainingvehiclecontrol.
TheSRSconsistsof:
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driverandpassengerairbagmodules(whichincludetheinflatorsand
airbags).
seat-mountedsideairbags.RefertoSeat-mountedsideairbagsystem
laterinthischapter
SafetyCanopy™system.RefertoSafetyCanopy™systemlaterin
thischapter.
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oneormoreimpactandsafingsensors.
Safetybeltpretensioners
areadinesslightandtone.
diagnosticmodule.
andtheelectricalwiringwhichconnectsthecomponents.
Frontpassengersensingsystem.RefertoFrontpassengersensing
system.laterinthischapter.
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“Passengerairbagoff”or“passairbagoff”indicatorlamp.Referto
Frontpassengersensingsystemlaterinthischapter.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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