Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopy™systemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopy™systemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy™).
TheSafetyCanopy™system
consistsofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofvehicle).
•
•
Aheadlinerdesignedtoflexopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopy™deployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
•
TwocrashsensorsmountedatlowerB-Pillar(oneoneachside).
Twocrashsensorslocatedatthec-pillarbehindthereardoors(one
oneachside).
•
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopy™system,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats.TheSafetyCanopy™willnotinterfere
withchildrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
TheSafetyCanopy™systemisdesignedtoactivewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMtoinitiateSafety
Canopy™inflationorwhenacertainlikelihoodofarollovereventis
detectedbytherolloversensor.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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