2011 Mercury Grand Marquis Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 287

Crown Victoria Severe Duty have been tested and certified by a NIJ approved ballistic testing laboratory, in accordance with the methodology included in NIJ Standard 0108.01 and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Standard MTD 05-01E. Manufactured by combining ballistic grade ceramic and High Performance Para-Aramid, this composite ballistic door panel has been extensively tested with rounds called out in the above-referenced specifications. WARNING: As with body armor, protection provided by the ballistic panel is limited. Certain rounds or combinations of rounds may penetrate the panel and cause serious injury or death. Use of ballistic door panels It is critical that officers understand where the panel is located inside the door in order to achieve optimal ballistic protection. The door panels are designed to provide a shield for the officer at the scene of an altercation. Any protection afforded the officer while patrolling inside the vehicle is incidental. The ballistic ceramic faces the outside of the door. It is imperative that the officer using the panel as a ballistic shield has the exterior of the door facing the threat. In other words, the officer should be positioned behind the interior portion of the door for ballistic protection. The above illustration is an outside view of the left front door. The shaded area represents the area covered by the ballistic door panel. Removing the panels It is important that these panels be removed from the vehicle after the vehicle has been impacted on the protected door, the door has been 287 2011 Crown Victoria (cro) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus)