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)witha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theoutboardbolsterofthedriver
andfrontpassengerseatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedto
allowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,
electroniccontrolanddiagnostic
unitasusedforthefrontairbags.
•
•
Twocrashsensorsmountedinthefrontdoors(oneoneachsideof
thevehicle).
CrashsensorslocatedontheCpillars(onesensoroneachpillaron
eachsideofthevehicle).
Sideairbags,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelpreducetheriskof
severeinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetween
thedoorpanelandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovided
occupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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