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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2009 Expedition v.1 User Manual

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• Two crash sensors mounted in the front doors (one on each side of

the vehicle).

• Two crash sensors located at the C pillar behind the rear doors (one

on each side of the vehicle).

• Rollover sensor in the restraints control module (RCM).
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, along the entire side of the vehicle. 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: Several Safety Canopy

௡ system components get hot

after inflation. Do not touch them after inflation.

2009 Expedition (exd)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA
(fus)

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