Ford 2006 Crown Victoria Supplement Manual page 23

Air bags must be allowed to fully deploy without restriction. The
deployment of air bags is not compatible with any configuration of police
equipment mounting that places objects in the air bag deployment path.
Equipment mounted or placed in the deployment path area of an air bag
will reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, damage the air bag and
potentially damage or dislodge the equipment. Further such items could
become projectiles in the event of an air bag deployment.
Always use safety belts with the air bag supplemental restraint
system.
There are four very important reasons to always use seat belts with the
air bag system. Safety belts:
• help restrain the occupant to increase the effectiveness of the air bag
when it inflates.
• reduce the risk of injury in rollover, side or rear impact accidents for
which air bags are not designed to inflate.
• reduce the risk of injury in frontal collisions that are not severe
enough to activate the air bag.
• reduce the risk of passengers being thrown from the vehicle.
SOME COMMON POLICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT AIR
BAGS
Will there be any way to special order police vehicles without the
air bag systems?
No. Based on the federal law (FMVSS #208), after August 31, 1993, the
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) will not be able to sell
passenger cars that do not contain passive restraint systems.
Can the installation of push bumpers on the front end of the
vehicle affect the deployment of an air bag?
Different push bumper designs may each have different deformation
characteristics in a crash situation that may or may not affect the
deployment of air bags. Without the benefit of crash tests on vehicles
equipped with push bumpers (there are a number of different styles
available), it is Ford's opinion that installation of some push bumpers
could affect the timing of the air bag deployment. Use of a push bumper
that mounts solely to the vehicles bumper should not have a significant
effect upon air bag deployment.
2006 Crown Victoria (cro)
Supplement
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Air Bag Information
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