2009 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopysystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopysystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy).
TheSafetyCanopysystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofvehicle).
Aheadlinerdesignedtoflexopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopydeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
TwocrashsensorsmountedatlowerB-Pillar(oneoneachside).
TwocrashsensorslocatedattheC-pillarbehindthereardoors(one
oneachside).
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopysystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats.TheSafetyCanopywillnotinterferewith
childrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
TheSafetyCanopysystemisdesignedtoactivewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMtoinitiateSafety
Canopyinflationorwhenacertainlikelihoodofarollovereventis
detectedbytherolloversensor.
TheSafetyCanopyismountedtoroofside-railsheetmetal,behindthe
headliner,abovethefirstandsecondrowseats.TheSafetyCanopyis
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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