Seating and Safety Restraints
restrainchildrenintherearseat.Thesensoralsoturnsofftheairbag
whenthepassengerseatisemptytopreventunnecessaryreplacementof
theairbag(s)afteracollision.
Whenthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthesensingsystemhas
turnedoffthepassenger’sfrontalairbag,the“passairbagoff”indicator
willlightandstaylittoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontal
airbagisoff.SeeFrontpassengersensingsystemintheairbagssection
ofthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltusagesensors
Thefrontsafetybeltusagesensorsdetectwhetherornotthedriverand
frontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsarefastened.Thisinformation
allowsyourPersonalSafetySystemtotailortheairbagdeploymentand
safetybeltpretensioneractivationdependinguponsafetybeltusage.
RefertoSafetyBeltsectioninthischapter.
Frontoutboardsafetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltpretensionersaredesignedtotightenthesafetybelts
firmlyagainsttheoccupant’sbodyduringacollision.Thismaximizesthe
effectivenessofthesafetybeltsandhelpsproperlypositiontheoccupant
relativetotheairbagtoimproveprotection.Thesafetybelt
pretensionerscanbeeitheractivatedaloneor,ifthecollisionisof
sufficientseverity,togetherwiththeairbags.
Frontoutboardsafetybeltenergymanagementretractors
Thefrontsafetybeltenergymanagementretractorsallowwebbingtobe
pulledoutoftheretractorinagradualandcontrolledmannerin
responsetotheoccupant’sforwardmomentum.Thishelpsreducethe
riskofforce-relatedinjuriestotheoccupant’schestbylimitingtheload
ontheoccupant.RefertoSafetyBeltsectioninthischapter.
DeterminingifthePersonalSafetySystemிisoperational
ThePersonalSafetySystemusesawarninglightintheinstrument
clusteroraback-uptonetoindicatetheconditionofthesystem.Refer
totheWarningLightsectionintheInstrumentClusterchapter.
RoutinemaintenanceofthePersonalSafetySystemisnotrequired.
TheRestraintsControlModule(RCM)monitorsitsowninternalcircuits
andthecircuitsfortheairbagsupplementalrestraints,crashsensor(s),
safetybeltpretensioners,frontsafetybeltbucklesensors,andthedriver
seatpositionsensor.Inaddition,theRCMalsomonitorstherestraints
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster.Adifficultywiththesystemis
indicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing.
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2006
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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