2014 Ford Transit Connect Cargo Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 43

Supplementary Restraints System CRASH SENSORS AND AIRBAG INDICATOR WARNING Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of the vehicle (including frame, bumper, front end body structure and recovery hooks) may affect the performance of the airbag system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify the front end of your vehicle. The vehicle has a collection of crash and occupant sensors which provide information to the supplemental restraint system control module. The system will deploy the front safety belt pretensioners, driver airbag, passenger airbag, seat mounted side airbags, safety canopy or side curtain airbags based on the type of crash (frontal impact or side impact). The supplemental restraint system control module will deploy the appropriate safety devices. The supplemental restraint system control module also monitors the readiness of the above safety devices plus the crash and occupant sensors. The readiness of the supplemental restraint system is indicated by a warning lamp in the instrument cluster or by a backup tone if the warning lamp is not working. Routine maintenance of the airbags is not required. If a fault is present in the supplemental restraint system it is indicated by one or more of the following: The warning lamp will not illuminate immediately after you switch the ignition on. • • The warning lamp will either flash or stay lit. A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat periodically until the fault, the warning lamp or both are repaired. If any of these things happen, even intermittently, the supplemental restraint system must be checked by an authorized dealer immediately. Unless repaired, the system may not operate correctly in the event of a crash. The safety belt pretensioners and the front airbags are designed to deploy when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration sufficient to cause the supplemental restraint system control module to deploy a safety device. The fact that the safety belt pretensioners or front airbags did not deploy for both front seat occupants in a crash does not mean that something is wrong with the system. The supplemental restraint system control module determined the crash conditions (crash severity, safety belt usage) were not appropriate to deploy these safety devices. • The design of the front airbags is to deploy only in frontal and near-frontal crashes (not rollovers, side impacts or rear impacts) unless the crash causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration. The design of the safety belt pretensioners is to deploy only in frontal and near-frontal crashes, and may also deploy if a side curtain airbag deploys. • 40 Tourneo Connect/Transit Connect (CHC) Canada/United States of America