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 airbag supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustains
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiatesairbag
inflation.Thefactthattheairbags
didnotinflateinacollisiondoesnot
meanthatsomethingiswrongwith
thesystem.Rather,itmeansthe
forceswerenotofthetype
sufficienttocauseactivation.Front
airbagsaredesignedtoinflatein
frontalandnear-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,or
rear-impactsunlessthecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinal
deceleration.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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