2009 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Personal Safety Systemா
ThePersonalSafetySystem௡providesanimprovedoveralllevelof
frontalcrashprotectiontofrontseatoccupantsandisdesignedtohelp
furtherreducetheriskofairbag-relatedinjuries.Thesystemisableto
analyzedifferentoccupantconditionsandcrashseveritybeforeactivating
theappropriatesafetydevicestohelpbetterprotectarangeof
occupantsinavarietyoffrontalcrashsituations.
Yourvehicle’sPersonalSafetySystem௡consistsof:
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Driverandpassengerdual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraints.
Frontsafetybeltswithpretensioners,energymanagementretractors,
andsafetybeltusagesensors.
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Driver’sseatpositionsensor.
Frontcrashseveritysensor.
Frontpassengersensingsystem
“Passengerairbagoff”or“passairbagoff”indicatorlamp
RestraintsControlModule(RCM)withimpactandsafingsensors.
Restraintsystemwarninglightandback-uptone.
Theelectricalwiringfortheairbags,crashsensor(s),safetybelt
pretensioners,frontsafetybeltusagesensors,driverseatposition
sensor,andindicatorlights.
HowdoesthePersonalSafetySystemாwork?
ThePersonalSafetySystem௡canadaptthedeploymentstrategyofyour
vehicle’ssafetydevicesaccordingtocrashseverityandconditions.A
collectionofcrashsensorsprovidesinformationtotheRestraintsControl
Module(RCM).Duringacrash,theRCMmayactivatethesafetybelt
pretensionersand/oreithernone,one,orbothstagesofthedual-stage
airbagsupplementalrestraintsbasedoncrashseverityandconditions.
Thefactthatthepretensionersorairbagsdidnotactivateforbothfront
seatoccupantsinacollisiondoesnotmeanthatsomethingiswrongwith
thesystem.Rather,itmeansthePersonalSafetySystem௡determined
theaccidentconditions(crashseverity,beltusage,etc.)werenot
appropriatetoactivatethesesafetydevices.Frontairbagsaredesigned
toactivateonlyinfrontalandnear-frontalcollisions,notrollovers,
side-impacts,orrear-impactsunlessthecollisioncausessufficient
longitudinaldeceleration.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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