2014 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY Owners Manual

Children 12 years old and under should always be properly restrained in
the rear seats. The Safety Canopy will not interfere with children
restrained using a properly installed child or booster seat because it is
designed to inflate downward from the headliner above the doors along
the side window opening.
The design and development of the Safety Canopy included
recommended testing procedures that were developed by a group of
automotive safety experts known as the Side Airbag Technical Working
Group. These recommended testing procedures help reduce the risk of
injuries related to the deployment of side airbags (including the Safety
Canopy).
CRASH SENSORS AND AIRBAG INDICATOR
WARNING:Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of
your vehicle (including frame, bumper, front end body structure
and tow hooks) may affect the performance of the airbag system,
increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify the front end of your
vehicle.
Your vehicle has a collection of crash and occupant sensors which
provide information to the restraints control module. The restraints
control module deploys (activates) the front safety belt pretensioners,
driver airbag, passenger airbag, seat mounted side airbags, and the
Safety Canopy. Based on the type of accident (frontal impact, side
impact or rollover) the restraints control module will deploy the
appropriate safety devices.
The restraints control module also monitors the readiness of the above
safety devices plus the crash and occupant sensors. The readiness of the
safety system is indicated by a warning indicator light in the instrument
cluster or by a backup tone if the warning light is not working. See the
Instrument Clusterchapter. Routine maintenance of the airbag is not
required.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by one or more of the following:
•The readiness light will either flash or stay lit.
•The readiness light will not illuminate immediately after the
ignition is turned on.
•A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat
periodically until the problem or light are repaired.
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If any of these things happen, even intermittently, have the supplemental
restraint system serviced at an authorized dealer immediately. Unless
serviced, the system may not function properly in the event of a crash.
The safety belt pretensioners and the airbag supplemental restraint
system are designed to activate when the vehicle sustains frontal or
sideways deceleration sufficient to cause the restraints control module to
deploy a safety device or when a certain likelihood of a rollover event is
detected by the rollover sensor.
The fact that the safety belt pretensioners or airbags did not activate for
both front seat occupants in a crash does not mean that something is
wrong with the system. Rather, it means the restraints control module
determined the accident conditions (such as crash severity, belt usage)
were not appropriate to activate these safety devices.
•The design of the front airbags is to activate only in frontal and
near-frontal crashes (not rollovers, side impacts or rear impacts)
unless the crash causes sufficient frontal deceleration.
•The design of the safety belt pretensioners is to activate in frontal,
near-frontal and side crashes, and in rollovers.
•The design of the side airbags is to inflate in certain side impact
crashes. Side airbags may activate in other types of crashes if the
vehicle experiences sufficient sideways motion or deformation.
•The design of the Safety Canopy is to inflate in certain side impact
crashes or rollover events. The Safety Canopy may activate in other
types of crashes if the vehicle experiences sufficient sideways motion
or deformation, or a certain likelihood of rollover.
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Airbags and Police Equipment
WARNING:Do not place objects or mount equipment in front of
the airbag module cover or in front of the seat areas that may
come in contact with a deploying airbag. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury.
WARNING:Dash, tunnel or console-mounted equipment should
not be placed outside of the specified zone. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury.
WARNING:Do not mount equipment between the side of front
seat to the door trim to block deployment of the side airbag.
Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury.
Dual driver and passenger airbags, side airbags and knee airbags affect
the way police equipment can be mounted in police vehicles.
Any surfaces that could come into contact with an airbag, once it has
deployed, must not damage the airbag or alter its deployment path.
Once the airbag has fully deployed, any peripheral equipment surfaces
that could come into contact with the airbag (such as when the airbag
deflates with the loading of an occupant) must not damage the airbag or
alter its deployment path. Sharp edges, corners or protrusions could
damage the nylon airbag material and reduce the effectiveness of the
airbag.
Some approximate dimensions for airbags, at full inflation, are provided
in Figures 1 through 5. These dimensions are somewhat flexible and
represent free form deployments without the loading of occupants.
The shaded areas in Figures 6 through 8 represent available police
equipment mounting zones. These zones are shown for police vehicles
equipped with standard bucket seats. The zone dimensions provided in
Figures 6 through 8 are approximate and will vary with the loading of
occupants in the seats.
All airbag and equipment mounting zone dimensions are approximate
due to different airbag deployment characteristics.
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No equipment will mount between the side of the front seat and the
door trim to block deployment of the side airbag.
Figure 1 - Sedan
Figure 1 - Utility
1.Sedan:13 inches (330 millimeters) from center of emblem;utility:
9.5 inches (240 millimeters) from center of emblem
2.Sedan:13.2 inches (335 millimeters) from center of airbag door;
utility:13.8 inches (350 millimeters) from center of airbag door
3.Sedan:29.5 inches (750 millimeters);utility:28.3 inches
(720 millimeters)
2
13
2
1
3
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No objects should be placed between the airbags due to airbag
variability.
Figure 2
1.Sedan:29.9 inches (760 millimeters);utility:27.5 inches
(700 millimeters)
Figure 3
Note:No objects should be placed between the driver side steering
wheel airbag and the passenger side dash airbag.
1. Front passenger airbag –sedan:27.5 inches (700 millimeters);
utility:22.8 inches (580 millimeters)
2. Front driver – 17 inches (430 millimeters)
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Figure 4 (if equipped)
1. From outboard side of seat –sedan:6 inches (152 millimeters);
utility:8 inches (200 millimeters)
2. Forward of seat back –sedan:14 inches (356 millimeters);utility:
15 inches (380 millimeters)
Figure 5 (if equipped)
WARNING:The partition and the installation hardware of the
partition must not interfere with the operation and deployment of
the roll over curtain air bags and seat side air bags. Failure to follow
these instructions may cause personal injury.
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3. Up from side airbag module –sedan:16 inches (406 millimeters);
utility:27.5 inches (700 millimeters)
Figure 6 - Sedan
Figure 6 - Utility
1. Area on top of the instrument panel (Note:Equipment must not
interfere with driver visibility)
2. Airbag door must be kept clear for deployment of the airbag
3.Sedan:Area in front of the electronic finish panel from the bottom to
the top of the instrument panel;utility:Area in front of the center
console from the bottom to the top of the instrument panel
4.Utility:Area in front of electronic finish panel from the bottom to the
top of the instrument panel
1
2
34
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Figure 7
1. Area on top of instrument panel
2. Area in front of center console from tunnel up to instrument panel
3. Prisoner screen (reference only)
4. 10 inches (254 millimeters)
5. Area on tunnel between seats
6. Height: 8.5 inches (216 millimeters)
7. 12 inches (305 millimeters)
8. Area on tunnel beneath center console
9. Tunnel
10. Depth: 1.5 inches (38 millimeters)
A5A
4 A6
A3
A
7
A8 A
9A
10A
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