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Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2004 Freestar v.3 User Manual

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• Two crash sensors mounted under the front seats (one on each side).
• Two crash sensors located at the c-pillar behind the rear doors (one

on each side).

• Rollover sensor in the restraints control module (RCM).
The Safety Canopy

௢ system, in combination with seat 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. In certain rollover events, the
Safety Canopy

௢ on both sides of the vehicle will be inflated, 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.

Several Safety Canopy

௢ system components get hot after

inflation. Do not touch them after inflation.

2004 Freestar (win)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

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