2012 Ford Focus Owner Guide 5th Printing - Page 184

Seating and Safety Restraints Flip up seat cushions (if equipped) For additional cargo space, you may be able to flip the seat cushions up before folding the seatback. WARNING: Before returning the seatback to its original position, make sure that cargo or any objects are not trapped behind the seatback. Make sure that the safety belt is not laying on the seat latch. After returning the seatback to its original position, pull on the seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or collision. PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM™ The Personal Safety System provides an improved overall level of frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries. The system is able to analyze different occupant conditions and crash severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help better protect a range of occupants in a variety of frontal crash situations. Your vehicle's Personal Safety System consists of: • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints. • Front safety belts with pretensioners, energy management retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's and/or passenger's seat position sensor. • Front crash severity sensor. • Front passenger sensing system. • "Passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator lamp. • Restraints Control Module (RCM) with impact and safing sensors. • Restraint system warning message. • The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt usage sensors, driver seat position sensor, and indicator lights. 184 2012 Focus (foc) Owners Guide, 5th Printing USA (fus)