PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
WARNINGS
Do not drive your vehicle if the hood
has been deployed.
Do not place your hand or objects or
mount equipment on or near the
hood lifters that may come into
contact with a deploying hood lifter. Failure
to follow these instructions may cause
serious injury during a deployment.
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the deployable hood system.
Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.
If the deployable hood system
activates, it will not function again.
Have your vehicle checked as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death.
Modifying or adding equipment to
the front end of your vehicle
(including hood, bumper system,
frame, front end body structure, tow hooks
and hood pins) may affect the
performance of the deployable hood
system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not
modify or add equipment to the front end
of your vehicle.
Your vehicle has an enhanced pedestrian
protection system in the event of a
pedestrian impact. The bumper includes
energy absorbing material in its
construction, and sensors that can detect
a pedestrian impact and trigger a
deployable hood system.
Deployable Hood System
The system releases the hood hinges and
raises the rear edge of the hood by about
100 mm. This increases the gap between
the hood and the components within the
engine compartment to provide additional
cushioning in case the pedestrian makes
contact with the hood.
The deployable hood system consists of:
• Hood.
• Hood hinges.
• Hood lifters located near the hood
hinges.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
25).
• Deployable hood system caution labels
placed under the hood near the hood
lifters to show their location for service
and emergency personnel.
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Mustang (CZG) Australia, Vehicles Built From: 07-08-2017, JR3J 19A321 ZAB enAUS, Edition date: 201709, Second Printing
Pedestrian Protection
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