2010 Ford Fusion Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Howdoesthesideair-curtainsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
sideaircurtainsystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingsideair
curtainsystems).
Thesideaircurtainsystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
Aninflatablecurtainwithagas
generatorconcealedbehindthe
headlinerandabovethedoors.
Theheadlinerwillflextoopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowair
curtaindeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
Twocrashsensorslocatedundertheoutboardsideofthefrontseats,
attachednearthefloor.
Twocrashsensorslocatedatthebaseofthe“C”pillarsabovethe
wheelhouse.
Sideaircurtainsandsideairbags,incombinationwithsafetybelts,can
helpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantside
impactcollision.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
therearseats.Thesideaircurtainwillnotinterferewithchildren
restrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseatbecauseitis
designedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethedoorsalong
thesidewindowopenings.
Thesideaircurtainsaremountedtothesheetmetalabovethefirstand
secondrowseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theaircurtainand
seat-mountedsideairbagonthesideaffectedbythecollisionwillbe
inflated,exceptthatthepassengersensingsystemwilldeactivatethe
passengerseat-mountedsideairbagifitdetectsanemptyunbuckled
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2010
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,4thPrinting
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Fusion Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2010
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