Seating and Safety Restraints
Howdoesthesideaircurtainsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
sideaircurtainsystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingsideair
curtainsystems).
Thesideaircurtainsystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablecurtainwithagas
generatorconcealedbehindthe
headlinerandabovethedoors.
•
•
Theheadlinerwillflextoopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowair
curtaindeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
•
Twopressuresensorslocatedinthefrontdoors.
Twocrashsensorslocatedontherockerpanelbetweenthe“C”pillar.
Sideaircurtainsandsideairbags,incombinationwithsafetybelts,can
helpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantside
impactcollision.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
therearseats.Thesideaircurtainwillnotinterferewithchildren
restrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseatbecauseitis
designedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethedoorsalong
thesidewindowopenings.
Thesideaircurtainsaremountedtothesheetmetalabovethefirstand
secondrowseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theaircurtainand
seat-mountedsideairbagonthesideaffectedbythecollisionwillbe
inflated,exceptthatthepassengersensingsystemwilldeactivatethe
passengerseat-mountedsideairbagifitdetectsanemptyunbuckled
passengerseat.Theaircurtainwasdesignedtoinflatebetweentheside
windowareaandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheheadprotection
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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