Driver And Passenger Airbags - Ford Escape 2013 Owner's Manual

Supplementary Restraints System
SOS POST-CRASH ALERT
SYSTEM
The system flashes the turn signal lamps
and sounds the horn (intermittently) in the
event of a serious impact that deploys an
airbag (front, side, side curtain or Safety
Canopy) or the safety belt pretensioners.
The horn and lamps will turn off when:
• the hazard control button is pressed
• the panic button is pressed on the
remote entry transmitter, or
• the vehicle runs out of power.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS
WARNINGS
Never place your arm or any objects
over an airbag module. Placing your
arm over a deploying airbag can
result in serious arm fractures or other
injuries. Objects placed on or over the
airbag inflation area may cause those
objects to be propelled by the airbag into
your face and torso causing serious injury.
Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child seat. Never place a rear-facing
child seat in front of an active airbag.
If you must use a forward-facing child seat
in the front seat, move the seat all the way
back.
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The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal collisions.
The driver and passenger front airbag
system consists of:
• Driver and passenger airbag modules.
• Front passenger sensing system.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
42).
Proper Driver and Front Passenger
Seating Adjustment
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance
of at least 10 in. (25 cm) between an
occupant's chest and the driver airbag
module.
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WARNING