2013 Lincoln MKT Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 57

Supplementary Restraints System 57 The system consists of the following: • A tag on the seat back indicating that side airbags are fitted to your vehicle • Side airbags located inside the seat back of the driver and front passenger seats • Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness indicator. Refer to Crash sensors and airbag indicator later in this chapter. • Front passenger sensing system. Note: The passenger sensing system will deactivate the passenger seat-mounted side airbag if it detects an empty, unbuckled passenger seat. The design and development of the side airbag system included recommended testing procedures that were developed by a group of automotive safety experts known as the Side Airbag Technical Working Group. These recommended testing procedures help reduce the risk of injuries related to the deployment of side airbags. SAFETY CANOPYா CURTAIN AIRBAGS WARNING: Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the headliner at the siderail that may come into contact with a deploying curtain airbag. Failure to follow these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in the event of a collision. WARNING: Do not lean your head on the door. The curtain airbag could injure you as it deploys from the headliner. WARNING: Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the curtain airbags, its fuses, the A, B, C or D pillar trim, or the headliner on a vehicle containing curtain airbags. Contact your authorized dealer as soon as possible. 2013 MKT (mkt) Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing USA (fus)