Seating and Safety Restraints
Children and airbags
Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly
restrained.Accidentstatistics
suggestthatchildrenaresaferwhen
properlyrestrainedintherear
seatingpositionsthaninthefront
seatingposition.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionsmayincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
WARNING:Airbagscankill
orinjureachildinachild
seat.NEVERplacearear-facing
childseatinfrontofanactive
airbag.Ifyoumustusea
forward-facingchildseatinthe
frontseat,movetheseatallthe
wayback.
How does the safety belt pretensioner and airbag supplemental
restraint system work?
Thesafetybeltpretensionerand
airbagSRSaredesignedtoactivate
whenthevehiclesustains
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiates
pretensioneractivationandairbag
inflation.
Thefactthatthepretensionersand
airbagsdidnotactivateinacollision
doesnotmeanthatsomethingis
wrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswerenotofthetype
sufficienttocauseactivation.Frontairbagsaredesignedtoactivatein
frontalandnear-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,or
rear-impactsunlessthecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinal
deceleration.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Fiesta Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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