Seating and Safety Restraints
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areadinesslightandtone
andtheelectricalwiringwhichconnectsthecomponents
Sidecurtainairbagsystem.RefertoSidecurtainairbagsystemlater
inthischapter.
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Frontpassengersensingsystem.RefertoFrontpassengersensing
systemlaterinthischapter.
“Passengerairbagoff”or“passairbagoff”indicatorlamp.Referto
Frontpassengersensingsystemlaterinthischapter.
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Driver’ssidekneeairbagmodule.
Thediagnosticmodulemonitorsitsowninternalcircuitsandthe
supplementalairbagelectricalsystemwiring(includingtheimpact
sensors),thesystemwiring,theairbagsystemreadinesslight,theairbag
backuppower,theairbagignitorsandsafetybeltpretensioners.
Knee airbag system (driver’s side only)
Thekneeairbagislocatedundertheinstrumentpanel.Thesystem
worksalongwiththedriver’sfrontairbagtohelpreduceinjurytothe
legs.Whenthedriver’sairbagactivatesinacollision,thekneeairbag
deploysfromundertheinstrumentpanel.
Aswithfrontandsideairbags,itisimportanttobeproperlyseatedand
restrainedtoreducetheriskofdeathorseriousinjury.
Front passenger sensing system
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemisdesignedtomeettheregulatory
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208
andisdesignedtodisable(willnotinflate)thefrontpassenger’sfrontal
airbagundercertainconditions.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemworkswithsensorsthatarepartof
thefrontpassenger’sseatandsafetybelt.Thesensorsaredesignedto
detectthepresenceofaproperlyseatedoccupantanddetermineifthe
frontpassenger’sfrontalairbagshouldbeenabled(mayinflate)or
disabled(willnotinflate).
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemwilldisable(willnotinflate)the
frontpassenger’sfrontalairbagif:
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thefrontpassengerseatisunoccupied,orhassmall/mediumobjectsin
thefrontseat,
thesystemdeterminesthataninfantispresentinarear-facinginfant
seatthatisinstalledaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions,
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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