Front passenger sensing system, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2007 Crown Victoria v.2 User Manual

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The SRS consists of the following items:
• Driver and passenger airbag modules (which include the inflators and

airbags)

• safety belt pretensioners
• Front passenger sensing system
• “Passenger airbag off” or “pass airbag off” indicator lamp. Refer to

Front passenger sensing system. later in this chapter.

• Driver and passenger side airbags (if equipped)
• One or more impact and safing sensors
• A readiness light and tone
• A diagnostic module
• The electrical wiring which connects the components
The diagnostic module monitors its own internal circuits as well as the
supplemental airbag electrical system wiring (including the impact
sensors), the system wiring, the airbag system readiness light, the airbag
back up power and the airbag ignitors.

Several air bag system components get hot after inflation. Do not
touch them after inflation.

If the air bag has deployed, the air bag will not function
again and must be replaced immediately.
If the air bag is not

replaced, the unrepaired area will increase the risk of injury in a
collision.

If the safety belt pretensioners deploy in an accident, they will
not function again ( belt will not extract or retract) and must be

replaced immediately. Failure to replace the retractor assemblies will
increase the risk of injury.

Front passenger sensing system

The front passenger sensing system is designed to meet the regulatory
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208
and is designed to disable (will not inflate) the front passenger’s frontal
airbag under certain conditions.

The front passenger sensing system works with sensors that are part of
the front passenger’s seat and safety belt. The sensors are designed to

2007 Crown Victoria (cro)
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