Side Curtain Airbags - Ford Fusion 2013 Manual

Supplementary Restraints System
The system consists of the following:
• A label or embossed side panel
indicating that side airbags are fitted
to your vehicle
• Side airbags located inside the driver
and front passenger seat backs
• Front passenger sensing system
·Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 41).
Note: The passenger sensing system will
deactivate the passenger seat-mounted
side airbag if it detects an empty, unbuckled
passenger seat.
The design and development of the side
airbag system included recommended
testing procedures that were developed
by a group of automotive safety experts
known as the Side Airbag Technical
Working Group. These recommended
testing procedures help reduce the risk of
injuries related to the deployment of side
airbags.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS

WARNINGS
Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the headliner
at the siderail that may come into
contact with a deploying side curtain
airbag. Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a collision.
Do not lean your head on the door.
The side curtain airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the headliner.
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the side curtain airbags, its
fuses, the A, B, or C pillar trim, or the
headliner on a vehicle containing side
curtain airbags. Contact your authorized
dealer as soon as possible.
All occupants of the vehicle including
the driver should always wear their
safety belts even when an airbag
SRS and side curtain airbag is provided.
To reduce risk of injury, do not
obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the side curtain
airbag.
If the side curtain airbags have
deployed, the side curtain airbags
will not function again. The side
curtain airbags (including the A, B and C
pillar trim and headliner) must be
inspected and serviced by an authorized
dealer. If the side curtain airbag is not
replaced, the unrepaired area will increase
the risk of injury in a collision.
The side curtain airbags will deploy during
significant side collisions. The side curtain
airbags are mounted to the roof side-rail
sheet metal, behind the headliner, above
each row of seats. In certain lateral
collisions, the side curtain airbags on the
impacted side of the vehicle will be
activated. The side curtain airbags are
designed to inflate between the side
window area and occupants to further
enhance protection provided in side impact
collisions.
The system consists of the following:
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I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
WARNINGS