Limitations To Srs Air Bag - Ford EVEREST 2009 Manual

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
In severe collisions such as those described previously in SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria , the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents,
the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.
Limitations to front/near front collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be
detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Impacts involving trees or poles
Side impacts involving trees or poles
Limitations to side collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as
severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
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Form No.F8M7-10-09B

Limitations to SRS Air Bag

Frontal offset impact to the vehicle
Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles
Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate
Black plate (52,1)