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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2009 Explorer Sport Trac 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 (if equipped). 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 openings.

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 the roof side-rail sheet metal, behind

the headliner, above the first and second row 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

௡ system 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
likelihood.

WARNING: Several Safety Canopy

௡ system components get hot

after inflation. Do not touch them after inflation.

2009 07+ Explorer Sport Trac (esp)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

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