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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2005 Explorer v.2 User Manual

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• Two side crash sensors mounted at the base of the B-pillar (one on

each side of the vehicle).

• Two side crash sensors located at the c-pillar behind the rear doors

(one on each side of the vehicle).

• Roll over 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 (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.

Several Safety Canopy

௢ system components get hot after

inflation. Do not touch them after inflation.

2005 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA_English
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Seating and Safety Restraints

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