FORD 2006 Escape Hybrid v.1 - Manual (Page 128)

• Restraints Control Module (RCM) with impact and safing sensors
• Restraint system warning light and back-up tone
• The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash sensor(s), safety belt
pretensioners, front safety belt usage sensors, driver seat position
sensor, passenger occupant classification sensor, and indicator lights
How does the Safety System work?
The Safety System can adapt the deployment strategy of your vehicle’s
safety devices according to crash severity and occupant conditions. A
collection of crash and occupant sensors provides information to the
Restraints control module (RCM). During a crash, the RCM activates the
safety belt pretensioners and/or both stages of the dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints based on crash severity and occupant conditions.
The fact that the pretensioners or airbags did not activate for both front
seat occupants in a collision does not mean that something is wrong with
the system. Rather, it means the Safety System determined the accident
conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not appropriate to
activate these safety devices. Front airbags are designed to activate only
in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not rollovers, side-impacts, or
rear-impacts unless the collision causes sufficient longitudinal
deceleration.
The driver’s side only is equipped with dual pretensioners.
Dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
The dual-stage airbag offers the capability to tailor the level of airbag
inflation energy. A lower, less forceful energy level is provided for more
common, moderate-severity impacts. A higher energy level is used for
the most severe impacts. Refer to Airbag supplemental restraints
section in this chapter.
Front crash severity sensor
The front crash severity sensor enhances the ability to detect the
severity of an impact. Positioned up front, it provides valuable
information early in the crash event on the severity of the impact. This
allows your Safety System to distinguish between different levels of crash
severity and modify the deployment strategy of the dual-stage airbag and
safety belt pretensioners.
The driver’s side only is equipped with dual pretensioners.
Driver’s seat position sensor
The driver’s seat position sensor allows your Safety System to tailor the
deployment level of the driver airbag based on seat position. The system
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