Occupant Protection; Principle Of Operation - Ford Galaxy Owner's Handbook Manual

PRINCIPLE OF
OPERATION
Airbags
WARNINGS
Do not modify the front of your
vehicle in any way. This could
adversely affect deployment of the
airbags.
Original text according to ECE
R94.01: Extreme Hazard! Do not
use a rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an airbag in
front of it!
Wear a seat belt and keep
sufficient distance between
yourself and the steering wheel. Only
when you use the seat belt properly,
can it hold you in a position that
allows the airbag to achieve its
optimum effect. See Sitting in the
correct position (page 126).
Have repairs to the steering
wheel, steering column, seats,
airbags and seat belts carried out by
a properly trained technician.
Keep the areas in front of the
airbags free from obstruction.
Do not affix anything to or over the
airbag covers.
Do not poke sharp objects into
areas where airbags are fitted.
This could damage and adversely
affect deployment of the airbags.
Use seat covers designed for
seats with side airbags. Have
these fitted by a properly trained
technician.

Occupant protection

Note: You will hear a loud bang and
see a cloud of harmless powdery
residue if an airbag deploys. This is
normal.
Note: Only wipe airbag covers with
a damp cloth.
Driver and front passenger
airbags
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The driver and front passenger
airbags will deploy during significant
frontal collisions or collisions that are
up to 30 degrees from the left or the
right. The airbags will inflate within a
few thousandths of a second and
deflate on contact with the
occupants, thus cushioning forward
body movement. During minor frontal
collisions, overturns, rear collisions
and side collisions, the driver and
front passenger airbags will not
deploy.
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