2010 Mercury Grand Marquis Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 283
2010 Mercury Grand Marquis Manual
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Crown Victoria Severe Duty WARNING: Following the trunk packing considerations, also on the www.fleet.ford.com website, is the most meaningful method of reducing risk. If your department practice is inconsistent with the Trunk Packing Considerations, then Ford suggests that you consider purchasing an optional drop-in Trunk Pack™ to further reduce the risk of injury resulting from police equipment pushing forward into the back seat and/or fuel tank in the event of a high-speed rear impact. The Trunk Pack™ provides more flexibility to officers transporting police equipment than the trunk packing considerations. To improve trunk packing by police agencies, Ford has made the following items available: • Trunk Pack™ - a drop-in box with a tough plastic shell made of high density Polyethylene (HDPE). It both aligns police equipment laterally in the trunk and utilizes a puncture resistant lining on the forward side of the box to reduce the risk of police equipment penetrating into the fuel tank and/or back seat in high-speed rear impacts. • Trunk Equipment Mounting Guide - an outline pattern with recommended fastener mounting locations in the trunk. The guide can be found in the Police Interceptor Modifier Guide and on the Internet at www.fleet.ford.com. • Trunk packing considerations - the following guidelines are offered to reduce the risk of unique police equipment items pushing through the fuel tank and/or back seat (see our www.fleet.ford.com website for more details). Trunk Packing Considerations A slogan has been developed to increase police agency awareness of the importance of trunk packing. L-Lateral O-Orientation A-and D-Direction 'LOAD SAFE' S-Soft A-and F-Fixed E-Equipment Equipment categories and placement It is recognized that a wide variety of equipment is carried in the trunks of police vehicles as noted above. This section addresses the inherent risks of various types of equipment in the event of a high-speed rear impact. 283 2010 Crown Victoria (cro) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)