2008 FORD MUSTANG Owners Manual

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Reasons given... Consider...
“I have an airbag” Airbags offer greater protection when
used with safety belts. Frontal airbags
are not designed to inflate in rear and
side crashes or rollovers.
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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual •The gearshift is in N (Neutral) (Manual transmission)
•The ignition switch is in the OFF position
•The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled
While the design allows you to deact

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
Important SRS precautions
The SRS is designed to work with
the safety belt to help protect the
driver and right front passenger
from certain upper body injur

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Never place your arm over the airbag module as a deploying
airbag can result in serious arm fractures or other injuries.
To properly position yourself away from the airbag:
•Move your seat to the re

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Children and airbags
Children must always be properly
restrained. Accident statistics
suggest that children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front
seating p

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual The airbags inflate and deflate
rapidly upon activation. After airbag
deployment, it is normal to notice a
smoke-like, powdery residue or
smell the burnt propellant. This may
consist of cornstarch, ta

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual Several air bag system components get hot after inflation. Do not
touch them after inflation.
If the air bag has deployed,the air bag will not function
again and must be replaced immediately.If the ai

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FORD MUSTANG 2008 5.G Owners Manual The front passenger sensing system
uses apassenger airbag offor
pass airbag offindicator which will
illuminate and stay lit to remind you
that the front passenger frontal airbag is disabled. The i