Safety Restraints For Children; Disposal Of Airbags And Airbag Equipped Vehicles; Important Child Restraint Precautions - Ford Explorer 2008 Owner's Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
If the Safety Canopy™ system has deployed, the Safety
Canopy™ will not function again. The Safety Canopy™
system (including the A, B and C pillar trim) must be inspected
and serviced by an authorized dealer. If the Safety Canopy™ is not
replaced, the unrepaired area will increase the risk of injury in a
collision.
Determining if the system is operational
The SRS uses a readiness light in the instrument cluster or a tone to
indicate the condition of the system. Refer to the Airbag readiness
section in the Instrument Cluster chapter. Routine maintenance of the
airbag is not required.
Any difficulty with the system is indicated by one or more of the
following:
• The readiness light (same light as for front airbag system) will either
flash or stay lit.
• The readiness light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is
turned on.
• A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat
periodically until the problem and light are repaired.
If any of these things happen, even intermittently, have the SRS serviced
at authorized dealer immediately. Unless serviced, the system may not
function properly in the event of a collision or rollover event.

Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles

(including pretensioners)
See your authorized dealer. Airbags MUST BE disposed of by qualified
personnel.

SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN

See the following sections for directions on how to properly use safety
restraints for children. Also see Airbag supplemental restraint system
(SRS) in this chapter for special instructions about using airbags.

Important child restraint precautions

You are required by law to use safety restraints for children in the U.S.
and Canada. If small children (generally children who are four years old
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