Ford 1999 Taurus Automobile User Manual


 
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th e burn t propellant . Thi s i s normal . Th e
ma yconsis t o f cornstarc h o r talcu mpowde r
i s use d t o lubricat e th e ai r bag ) o r sodium
compounds , suc h a s sodiu mcarbonate s (e.g . baking
soda ) tha t resul t fro mth e combustio n proces s that
inflate s th e ai r bag . Smal l amount s o f sodium
hydroxid e ma yb e presen t whic h ma yirritat e the
ski n an d eyes , bu t non e o f th e residu e i s toxic . The
Ai r Ba g Supplementa l Restrain t Syste mwil l reduce,
bu t no t eliminat e al l injurie s i n a n accident.
WARNING
Severalairbagsystemcomponentsget
hotafterinflation.Donottrytotouch
themafterinflation.
WARNING
Theairbagwillinflateonlyonce.The
systemisdesignedtofunctionona
one-time-onlybasis.Iftheairbagis
inflated,THEAIRBAGWILLNOT
FUNCTIONAGAINANDMUSTBE
REPLACEDIMMEDIATELY.Iftheair
bagisnotreplaced,thiswillincrease
theriskofinjuryinasubsequent
collision.
Th e Ai r Ba g Supplementa l Restrain t Syste mconsists
of:
drive r an d passenge r ai r ba g module s (which
includ e th e inflator s an d ai r bags),
on e o r mor e impac t an d safin g sensors,
a syste mdiagnosti c module,
a readines s ligh t an d tone,
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