Seating and safety restraints
How does the air bag
supplemental restraint system
work?
TheSRSisdesignedtoactivate
whenthevehiclesustains
sufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnot
inflateinacollisiondoesnotmean
thatsomethingiswrongwiththe
system.Rather,itmeanstheforces
werenotofthetypesufficientto
causeactivation.
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.
Afterairbagdeployment,itis
normaltonoticeasmoke-like,
powderyresidueorsmelltheburnt
propellant.Thismayconsistof
cornstarch,talcumpowder(to
lubricatethebag)orsodium
compounds(e.g.,bakingsoda)that
resultfromthecombustionprocess
thatinflatestheairbag.Small
amountsofsodiumhydroxidemay
bepresentwhichmayirritatethe
skinandeyes,butnoneofthe
residueistoxic.
Severalairbagsystem
componentsgethotafter
inflation.Donottouchthem
afterinflation.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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