Seating and Safety Restraints
Yourvehicle’sPersonalSafetySystemconsistsof:
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Driverandpassengerdual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraints.
Frontsafetybeltswithpretensioners,energymanagementretractors,
andsafetybeltusagesensors.
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Driver’sseatpositionsensor.
Frontcrashseveritysensor.
Frontpassengersensingsystem
RestraintsControlModule(RCM)withimpactandsafingsensors.
Restraintsystemwarninglightandback-uptone.
Theelectricalwiringfortheairbags,crashsensor(s),safetybelt
pretensioners,frontsafetybeltusagesensors,driverseatposition
sensor,andindicatorlights.
HowdoesthePersonalSafetySystemிwork?
ThePersonalSafetySystemcanadaptthedeploymentstrategyofyour
vehicle’ssafetydevicesaccordingtocrashseverityandconditions.A
collectionofcrashsensorsprovidesinformationtotheRestraintsControl
Module(RCM).Duringacrash,theRCMactivatesthesafetybelt
pretensionersand/oreithernone,one,orbothstagesofthedual-stage
airbagsupplementalrestraintsbasedoncrashseverityandconditions.
Thefactthatthepretensionersorairbagsdidnotactivateforbothfront
seatoccupantsinacollisiondoesnotmeanthatsomethingiswrongwith
thesystem.Rather,itmeansthePersonalSafetySystemdetermined
theaccidentconditions(crashseverity,beltusage,etc.)werenot
appropriatetoactivatethesesafetydevices.Frontairbagsand
pretensionersaredesignedtoactivateonlyinfrontalandnear-frontal
collisions,notrollovers,side-impacts,orrear-impactsunlessthecollision
causessufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Driverandpassengerdual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraints
Thedual-stageairbagsofferthecapabilitytotailorthelevelofairbag
inflationenergy.Alower,lessforcefulenergylevelisprovidedformore
common,moderate-severityimpacts.Ahigherenergylevelisusedfor
themostsevereimpacts.RefertoAirbagSupplementalRestraints
sectioninthischapter.
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OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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