Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING:Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifythe
airbagSRS,itsfusesortheseatcoveronaseatcontainingan
airbag.Contactyourauthorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
WARNING:Alloccupantsofthevehicleshouldalwayswear
theirsafetybeltsevenwhenanairbagSRSisprovided.
Howdoesthesideairbagsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthesideairbagsystemincluded
recommendedtestingproceduresthatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownastheSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtestingprocedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentofsideairbags.
Thesideairbagsystemconsistsof
thefollowing:
•
Aninflatablebag(airbag)withan
inflatorconcealedbehindthe
outboardbolsterofthedriverand
frontpassengerseatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedto
allowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,
electroniccontrolanddiagnostic
unitasusedforthefrontairbags.
•
Crashsensorslocatedonthe
frontdoorsandCpillars(one
sensoroneachpillaroneachside
ofthevehicle).
Sideairbags,incombinationwith
safetybelts,canhelpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofa
significantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetween
thedoorpanelandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovided
occupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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