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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2010 Flex v.2 User Manual

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The Safety Canopy

௡ System, in combination with safety belts, can help

reduce the risk of severe injuries in the event of a significant side impact
collision or rollover event.

Children 12 years old and under should always be properly restrained in
the second or third row seats. The Safety Canopy

௡ will not interfere with

children restrained using a properly installed child or booster seat
because it is designed to inflate downward from the headliner above the
doors along the side window opening.

The Safety Canopy

௡ System is designed to activate when the vehicle

sustains lateral deceleration sufficient to cause the side crash sensor to
close an electrical circuit that initiates Safety Canopy

௡ inflation or when

a certain likelihood of a rollover event is detected by the rollover sensor.

The Safety Canopy

௡ is mounted to roof side-rail sheet metal, behind the

headliner, above each row of seats. In certain lateral collisions or rollover
events, the Safety Canopy

௡ System will be activated, regardless of which

seats are occupied. The Safety Canopy

௡ is designed to inflate between

the side window area and occupants to further enhance protection
provided in side impact collisions and rollover events.

The fact that the Safety Canopy

௡ did not activate in a collision does not

mean that something is wrong with the system. Rather, it means the
forces were not of the type sufficient to cause activation. The Safety
Canopy

௡ is designed to inflate in certain side impact collisions or rollover

events, not in rear impact, frontal or near-frontal collisions, unless the
collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration or rollover.

WARNING: If the Safety
Canopy

௡ System has

deployed, the Safety Canopy

௡ will

not function again unless replaced.
The Safety Canopy

௡ System

(including the A, B, C, and D
pillar trim and headliner) must be
inspected and serviced by an
authorized dealer. If the Safety
Canopy

௡ is not replaced, it will

not function again, which will
increase the risk of injury in a
future collision.

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2010 Flex (471)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

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