FORD EXPLORER 2008 4.G Severe Duty Supplement Manual

•Area between seats on tunnel
for equipment use.
7Do not exceed width of 9.79
inches (248.7 mm).
Equipment mounted or placed within the deployment zones of the Side
Canopy™ airbag curtain and side seat airbags will reduce the
effectiveness of the airbags, damage the airbags and potentially damage
or dislodge the equipment, which may result in personal injury.
Do not place objects or equipment near the airbag deployment
zones of the side canopy airbags and side seat airbags that may
come into contact with a deploying airbag. An interior partition
installed behind the front seat may not come into contact with a
deployed Side Canopy™ airbag and side seat airbag. Failure to follow
these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in the event
of a collision.
Before mounting any equipment to your vehicle, refer to the following
illustrations for airbag deployment zones. Aftermarket equipment may
not be installed within the illustrated airbag deployment zones.
•Area along the vehicle interior
sides (both driver and passenger
sides) for equipment use.
8Height – 21.65 inches (550 mm)
9Length – 55.91 inches (1420 mm)
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10Width – 6.0 inches (152.4 mm)
11Length – 11.42 inches (290.0
mm)
12Width – 3.94 inches (100.0 mm)
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13Height – 9.45 inches (240.0 mm)
Airbag supplement restraint system (SRS) do’s and don’ts
There are four very important reasons to always use safety belts with the
airbag SRS.
1. Help restrain the occupants to increase the effectiveness of the airbag
SRS when it inflates.
2. Reduce the risk of injury in rollover, side or rear impact accidents.
The airbag SRS is not designed to inflate in these types of accidents.
3. Reduce the risk of injury in frontal collisions that are not severe
enough to activate the dual airbag SRS.
4. Reduce the risk of being thrown from the vehicle.
•Always use safety belts with the airbag supplemental restraint
system.
All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system (SRS) is provided.
•DO NOT mount or place any objects in the deployment path of
an airbag.
Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the airbag
cover on the side of the seatbacks of the front seats or in front
seat areas that may come into contact with a deploying airbag. Failure
to follow these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a collision.
•DO NOT attempt to tamper with, disconnect or deactivate the
dual airbag SRS.
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Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the airbag
supplemental restraint system (SRS) or its fuses. See your Ford
or Lincoln Mercury dealer.
Tampering with the dual airbag SRS could cause the airbags to
inflate or become inoperative which may result in possible
personal injury.
Disconnecting or deactivating the airbag SRS could result in
liability exposure to the owner of the vehicle.
Special airbag supplement restraint system (SRS) concerns
•This vehicle cannot be special ordered without the dual airbag
supplement restraint system (SRS).
•The installation of some types of push bumpers could affect the timing
of airbag deployment.
•When transporting a passenger whose hands are restrained, it is
recommended that the passenger is seated in the rear of the vehicle,
upright as possible and properly restrained with the safety belt. If it is
necessary to transport an individual in the front seat, the passenger’s
seat should be adjusted as far rearward as possible and the individual
properly restrained with the safety belt.
•This vehicle is not designed nor intended for use as an ambulance or
pursuit vehicle. However, high speed braking or uneven road surfaces
will not cause inadvertent airbag inflation.
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