Seating and Safety Restraints
allowsyourPersonalSafetySystem™totailortheairbagdeployment
andsafetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
RefertoSafetybeltsectioninthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltpretensionersatthefrontoutboardseatingpositionsare
designedtotightenthesafetybeltsfirmlyagainsttheoccupant’sbody
duringfrontalcollisions,andinsidecollisionsandrollovers.Thishelps
increasetheeffectivenessofthesafetybelts.Infrontalcollisions,the
safetybeltpretensionerscanbeactivatedaloneor,ifthecollisionisof
sufficientseverity,togetherwiththefrontairbags.
Frontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
Thefrontoutboardsafetybeltenergymanagementretractorsallow
webbingtobepulledoutoftheretractorinagradualandcontrolled
mannerinresponsetotheoccupant’sforwardmomentum.Thishelps
reducetheriskofforce-relatedinjuriestotheoccupant’schestby
limitingtheloadontheoccupant.RefertoEnergymanagementfeature
sectioninthischapter.
DeterminingifthePersonalSafetySystem™isoperational
ThePersonalSafetySystem™usesawarninglightintheinstrument
clusteroraback-uptonetoindicatetheconditionofthesystem.Refer
totheWarninglightsandchimessectionintheInstrumentCluster
chapter.RoutinemaintenanceofthePersonalSafetySystem™isnot
required.
TheRestraintsControlModule(RCM)monitorsitsowninternalcircuits
andthecircuitsfortheairbagsupplementalrestraints,crashsensor(s),
safetybeltpretensioners,frontsafetybeltbucklesensors,driverseat
positionsensor,andfrontpassengersensingsystem.Inaddition,the
RCMalsomonitorstherestraintswarninglightintheinstrumentcluster.
Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing.
•
•
Thewarninglightwilleitherflashorstaylit.
Thewarninglightwillnotilluminateimmediatelyafterignitionis
turnedon.
•
Aseriesoffivebeepswillbeheard.Thetonepatternwillrepeat
periodicallyuntiltheproblemandwarninglightarerepaired.
Ifanyofthesethingshappen,evenintermittently,havethePersonal
SafetySystem™servicedatanauthorizeddealerimmediately.Unless
serviced,thesystemmaynotfunctionproperlyintheeventofa
collision.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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