Ford Ranger 2008 Owner's Manual page 30

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplementary restraint systems (SRS) include up to 4 air bags. Please
verify the air bags equipped on your vehicle by locating the SRS AIRBAG location
indicators. These indicators are visible in the area where the air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the following locations:
The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)
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The front passenger instrument panel (front passenger air bag)
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The outboard sides of the front seatbacks (side air bags)
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The air bag supplementary restraint systems are designed to provide supplementary
protection in certain situations so seat belts are always important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident.
Seat belt usage is necessary to:
Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag
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inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal, side collisions that are not
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severe enough to activate the air bags.
Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the
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air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.
Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle.
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Small children must be protected by a child-restraint system as stipulated by law in every
state and province. In certain states and provinces, larger children must use a child-restraint
system (page 2-16).
Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your child and follow the
installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
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