2009 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Personal Safety System
ThePersonalSafetySystemprovidesanimprovedoveralllevelof
frontalcrashprotectiontofrontseatoccupantsandisdesignedtohelp
furtherreducetheriskofairbag-relatedinjuries.Thesystemisableto
analyzedifferentoccupantconditionsandcrashseveritybeforeactivating
theappropriatesafetydevicestohelpbetterprotectarangeof
occupantsinavarietyoffrontalcrashsituations.
Yourvehicle’sPersonalSafetySystemconsistsof:
Driverandpassengerdual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraints.
Frontsafetybeltswithpretensioners,energymanagementretractors,
andsafetybeltusagesensors.
Driver’sseatpositionsensor
Frontpassengersensingsystem
“Passengerairbagoff”or“passairbagoff”indicatorlamp
Frontcrashseveritysensor.
RestraintsControlModule(RCM)withimpactandsafingsensors.
Restraintsystemwarninglightandback-uptone.
Theelectricalwiringfortheairbags,crashsensor(s),safetybelt
pretensioners,frontsafetybeltusagesensors,driverseatposition
sensor,frontpassengersensingsystem,andindicatorlights.
HowdoesthePersonalSafetySystemwork?
ThePersonalSafetySystemcanadaptthedeploymentstrategyofyour
vehicle’ssafetydevicesaccordingtocrashseverityandoccupant
conditions.Acollectionofcrashandoccupantsensorsprovides
informationtotheRestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).Duringacrash,the
RCMmayactivatethesafetybeltpretensionersand/oreitheroneorboth
stagesofthedual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraintsbasedoncrash
severityandoccupantconditions.
Thefactthatthepretensionersorairbagsdidnotactivateforbothfront
seatoccupantsinacollisiondoesnotmeanthatsomethingiswrongwith
thesystem.Rather,itmeansthePersonalSafetySystemdetermined
theaccidentconditions(crashseverity,beltusage,etc.)werenot
appropriatetoactivatethesesafetydevices.Frontairbagsaredesigned
toactivateonlyinfrontalandnear-frontalcollisions(notrollovers,side
impactsorrearimpacts)unlessthecollisioncausessufficient
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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