2009 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemcanautomaticallyturnoffthe
passengerfrontairbag.Thesystemisdesignedtohelpprotectsmall
(childsize)occupantsfromairbagdeploymentswhentheyare
improperlyseatedorrestrainedinthefrontpassengerseatcontraryto
properchild-seatingorrestraintusagerecommendations.Evenwiththis
technology,parentsareSTRONGLYencouragedtoalwaysproperly
restrainchildrenintherearseat.Thesensoralsoturnsofftheairbag
whenthepassengerseatisemptytopreventunnecessaryreplacementof
theairbag(s)afteracollision.
Whenthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthesensingsystemhas
turnedoffthepassenger’sfrontalairbag,the“passairbagoff”indicator
willlightandstaylittoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontal
airbagisoff.SeeFrontpassengersensingsystemintheAirbag
supplementalrestraints(SRS)sectionofthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltusagesensors
Thefrontsafetybeltusagesensorsdetectwhetherornotthedriverand
frontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsarefastened.Thisinformation
allowsyourPersonalSafetySystem௡totailortheairbagdeploymentand
safetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
Frontoutboardsafetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltpretensionersatthefrontoutboardseatingpositionsare
designedtotightenthesafetybeltsfirmlyagainsttheoccupant’sbody
duringfrontalcollisions,andinsidecollisionswhenthesideaircurtain
systemactivates.Thishelpsincreasetheeffectivenessofthesafetybelts.
Infrontalcollisions,thesafetybeltpretensionerscanbeactivatedalone
or,ifthecollisionisofsufficientseverity,togetherwiththefrontairbags.
Frontoutboardsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
Thefrontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractorsallowwebbingtobe
pulledoutoftheretractorinagradualandcontrolledmannerin
responsetotheoccupant’sforwardmomentum.Thishelpsreducethe
riskofforce-relatedinjuriestotheoccupant’schestbylimitingtheload
ontheoccupant.RefertotheEnergymanagementfeaturesectionin
thischapter.
DeterminingifthePersonalSafetySystemாisoperational
ThePersonalSafetySystem௡usesawarninglightintheinstrument
clusteroraback-uptonetoindicatetheconditionofthesystem.Refer
totheWarninglightsectionintheInstrumentClusterchapter.
RoutinemaintenanceofthePersonalSafetySystem௡isnotrequired.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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