Seating and Safety Restraints
windowareaandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheheadprotection
providedtooccupantsinsideimpactcollisions.Theseat-mountedside
airbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetweenthedoorpanelandoccupantto
furtherenhancetheprotectionprovidedoccupantsinsideimpact
collisions.
ThesideaircurtainsystemSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiatesaircurtainandseat-mountedsideairbag
inflation.
Thefactthatthesideaircurtainandseat-mountedsideairbagdidnot
inflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthatsomethingiswrongwiththe
system.Rather,itmeanstheforceswerenotofthetypesufficientto
causeactivation.Thesideaircurtainsystemisdesignedtoinflateinside
impactcollisions,notroll-over,rearimpact,frontalornear-frontal
collisions,unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateraldeceleration.
WARNING:Severalairbagsystemcomponentsgethotafter
inflation.Donottouchthemafterinflation.
WARNING:Ifthesideair
curtainhasdeployed,the
aircurtainwillnotfunction
again.Thesideaircurtain
system(includingtheA,Band
Cpillartrimandheadliner)
mustbeinspectedandserviced
byanauthorizeddealer.Ifthe
aircurtainisnotreplaced,the
unrepairedareawillincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
Determiningifthesystemisoperational
TheSRSusesareadinesslightintheinstrumentclusteroratoneto
indicatetheconditionofthesystem.RefertotheAirbagreadiness
sectionintheInstrumentClusterchapter.Routinemaintenanceofthe
sideairbagisnotrequired.
Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:
•
Thereadinesslight(samelightasforfrontairbagsystem)willeither
flashorstaylit.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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