Pedestrian Protection; Principle Of Operation - Ford Mustang 2017 Owner's Manual

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS
Do not drive your vehicle if the hood
has been deployed.
Do not place your hand or objects or
mount equipment on or near the
hood lifters that may come into
contact with a deploying hood lifter. Failure
to follow these instructions may cause
serious injury during a deployment.
Do not attempt to service, repair or
modify the hood lifters as you could
be seriously injured or killed. Contact
your authorized dealer as soon as possible.
Do not attempt to service, repair or
modify the hood hinges as you could
compromise the deployable hood
system. Contact your authorized dealer as
soon as possible.
If the deployable hood system has
deployed, the system will not
function again. The deployable hood
system including the hood, hinges, hood
lifters, bumper system and crash sensors
must be inspected and serviced by an
authorized dealer.
Modifying or adding equipment to
the front end of your vehicle
(including hood, bumper system,
frame, front end body structure, tow hooks
and hood pins) may affect the
performance of the deployable hood
system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not
modify or add equipment to the front end
of your vehicle.
Your vehicle has an enhanced pedestrian
protection system in the event of a
pedestrian impact. The bumper includes
energy absorbing material in its
construction, and sensors that can detect
a pedestrian impact and trigger a
deployable hood system.
Mustang (CZG, CZY) Vehicles Built From: 02-05-2016, HR3J 19A321 AKA enGBR, First Printing

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Deployable Hood System
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The system releases the hood hinges and
raises the rear edge of the hood by about
100 mm (4 in). This increases the gap
between the hood and the components
within the engine compartment to provide
additional cushioning in case the
pedestrian makes contact with the hood.
The deployable hood system consists of:
• Hood.
• Hood hinges.
• Hood lifters located near the hood
hinges.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
25).
• Deployable hood system caution labels
placed under the hood near the hood
lifters to show their location for service
and emergency personnel.