2009 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING:Airbagscankillorinjureachildinachildseat.
NEVERplacearear-facingchildseatinfrontofanactiveair
bag.Ifyoumustuseaforward-facingchildseatinthefrontseat,move
theseatallthewayback.
WARNING:Alwaystransportchildren12yearsoldandunderin
thebackseatandalwaysproperlyuseappropriatechild
restraints.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemcanautomaticallyturnoffthefront
passengerairbagandpassengerseat-mountedsideairbag.Thesystemis
designedtohelpprotectsmall(childsize)occupantsfromfrontalairbag
deploymentswhentheyareseatedorrestrainedinthefrontpassenger
seatcontrarytoproperchild-seatingorrestraintusage
recommendations.Evenwiththistechnology,parentsareSTRONGLY
encouragedtoalwaysproperlyrestrainchildrenintherearseat.The
sensoralsoturnsoffthepassengerfrontairbagandpassenger
seat-mountedsideairbagwhenthepassengerseatisempty.
Frontsafetybeltusagesensors
Thefrontsafetybeltusagesensorsdetectwhetherornotthedriverand
frontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsarefastened.Thisinformation
allowsyourPersonalSafetySystem௡totailortheairbagdeploymentand
safetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
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.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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