WARNING:
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.
WARNING:
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 upon which the child seat is installed all the way back.
The driver and front passenger airbags will deploy during significant frontal and near-frontal crashes.
The driver and passenger front airbag system consists of: • Driver and passenger airbag modules.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator. See Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator later in this chapter.
• Front passenger sensing system.
Proper Driver and Front Passenger Seating Adjustment
WARNING:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends a minimum distance of at least 10 inches (25 centimeters) between an occupant’s chest and the driver airbag module. Failure to follow this could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
To properly position yourself away from the airbag: • Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the pedals comfortably.
• Recline the seat slightly (one or two degrees) from the upright position.
After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on safety belts, it is very important that they continue to sit properly. Properly seated occupants sit upright, lean against the seat back, and center themselves on the seat cushion, with their feet comfortably extended on the floor.
Sitting improperly can increase the chance of injury in a crash event. For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down, turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward or sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the chance of injury during a crash is greatly increased.
Children and Airbags
WARNING:
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 upon which the child seat is installed all the way back.
Children must always be properly restrained. Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating position. Failure to follow these instructions may increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Supplementary Restraints System
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Diagnosis and Testing
Charging System
Special Tool(s)
DTC Charts
Diagnostics in this manual assume a certain skill level and knowledge of
Ford-specific diagnostic practices. REFER to Diagnostic Methods in Section
100-00 for more information.
NOTE: The BCM utilizes
a 5-character DTC followe ...
Personal Safety System
The Personal Safety System provides an improved overall level of frontal
crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further
reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries. The system is able to analyze
different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the
appro ...
Removal and Installation
Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor - 2.0L GTDI
Material
Removal and Installation
NOTICE: If installing a new Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor due
to an internal failure of the old unit, either a flushing procedure or system
filtering procedure must be carried out to remove contamination from ...