Seating and Safety Restraints
Children and airbags
Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly
restrained.Accidentstatistics
suggestthatchildrenaresaferwhen
properlyrestrainedintherear
seatingpositionsthaninthefront
seatingposition.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionsmayincreasethe
riskofinjuryinacollision.
Airbagscankillorinjurea
childinachildseat.
NEVERplacearear-facingchild
seatinfrontofanactiveairbag.If
youmustuseaforward-facing
childseatinthefrontseat,move
theseatallthewayback.
How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustainsa
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausetheairbagsensorstoclose
anelectricalcircuitthatinitiates
airbaginflation.Thefactthatthe
airbagsdidnotinflateinacollision
doesnotmeanthatsomethingis
wrongwiththesystem.Rather,it
meanstheforceswerenotsufficient
enoughtocauseactivation.Front
airbagsaredesignedtoinflatein
frontalandnear-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,or
rear-impactsunlessthecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinal
deceleration.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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