Seating and Safety Restraints
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Thefrontpassengersensingsystemwill
turnoffthepassengerseatsideairbagiftheseatisempty(unlessfor
somereasonthesafetybeltisproperlybuckled).Theairbagwas
designedtoinflatebetweenthedoorpanelandoccupanttofurther
enhancetheprotectionprovidedoccupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnotinflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthat
somethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswere
notofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.Sideairbagsaredesigned
toinflateinside-impactcollisions,notroll-over,rear-impact,frontalor
near-frontalcollisions,unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateral
deceleration.
WARNING:Severalairbagsystemcomponentsgethotafter
inflation.Donottouchthemafterinflation.
WARNING:Iftheside
airbaghasdeployed,the
airbagwillnotfunctionagain.
Thesideairbagsystem
(includingtheseat)mustbe
inspectedandservicedbyan
authorizeddealer.Iftheairbag
isnotreplaced,theunrepaired
areawillincreasetheriskofinjury
inacollision.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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