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Personal Safety System™

In this manual: Personal Safety System™
Introduction — 10At a Glance — 3Child Safety — 11Seat Belts — 10Personal Safety System™ — 1Supplemental Restraint System — 10Pedestrian Protection — 1911 Assist — 3Keys and Remote Controls — 10MyKey™ — 8Doors & Locks — 9Liftgate — 7Safety — 3Steering Wheel — 11Wipers and Washers — 5Lighting — 13Automatic High Beam Control — 3Windows and Mirrors — 6Instrument Cluster — 4Information Displays — 4Climate Control — 6Cabin Air Quality — 2Seats — 9Garage Door Opener — 2Auxiliary Power Points — 3Storage Compartments — 2Starting and Stopping the Engine — 5Unique Driving Characteristics — 4Fuel and Refueling — 8Engine Emission Control — 3High-Voltage Battery — 1Infection Transmission — 8All-Wheel Drive Vehicle — 1Brakes — 5Reverse Brake Assist — 4Traction Control — 1Stability Control — 3Hill Descent Control — 3Park Aid — 8Cruise Control — 4Adaptive Cruise Control — 19Driver Assistance — 12Drive Mode Control — 4Loading — 6Tow/Haul — 6Driving Tips — 5Roadside Emergencies — 8Customer Assistance — 9Fuses — 3Maintenance — 21Vehicle Care — 12Wheels and Tires — 8Capacities and Specifications — 16Connectivity — 3Wi-Fi Hotspot — 3Audio System — 6SYNC™ 3 — 14Accessories — 1Ford Protect — 1Scheduled Maintenance — 5Appendices — 4
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This system provides an enhanced overall level of protection in frontal collisions for front seat occupants and is designed to further reduce the risk of injury associated with airbags. The system analyzes various occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices, to help better protect occupants in different frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle's Personal Safety System consists of:

  • Supplemental restraints with dual-stage driver and passenger airbags.
  • Front seat belt retractors with pretensioners, energy management retractors, and seat belt usage sensors.
  • Front passenger detection system.
  • Passenger airbag on and off indicators.
  • Front crash severity sensors.
  • Restraints control module with impact and safety sensors.
  • Safety system warning light and chime.
  • Airbag wiring, impact sensors, seat belt pretensioners, front seat belt usage sensors, passenger detection system, and indicator lights.

How does the Personal Safety System work?

The Personal Safety System can adapt the deployment strategy of the safety devices depending on crash severity and occupant conditions. Crash and occupant sensors send information to the restraints control module. During a crash, the restraints control module may activate the seat belt pretensioners, one or both stages of the dual-stage airbags, depending on crash severity and occupant conditions.

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