General Description

PURPOSE
The supplemental air bag passive restraint system is designed to provide increased collision protection for front seat occupants IN ADDITION TO that provided by the three point safety belt system.

- Safety belt use is necessary to obtain the best occupant protection and to receive the full advantages of the supplemental air bag.

- FORD RECOMMENDS THE USE OF SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS FOR ALL VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

- Refer to Seat Belts/Description and Operation, for information on the safety belt restraint system.

SUBSYSTEMS
The supplemental air bag passive restraint system consists of two basic subsystems:

- driver side air bag module and passenger side air bag module

- electrical system, including RH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket, LH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket and air bag diagnostic monitor






COMPONENTS
Air bag system components are located as follows:

- LH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket-LH side of radiator support

- RH primary crash front air bag sensor and bracket-RH side of radiator support

- safing sensor-integral with air bag diagnostic monitor

- driver side air bag module-on steering wheel

- passenger side air bag module-above glove compartment

- air bag sliding contact-behind steering wheel

- air bag diagnostic monitor and bracket-to the right of the glove compartment