Get Supplementary Restraints System Guide for Ford Mustang 2 Door Sixth Generation (2015-2023)

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Do not fit a non-Ford approved bull

bar or nudge-bar to your vehicle as

this may interfere with the operation

of the restraint system, including the airbag

deployment, and could result in injury to

yourself and others. Fitment of a non-Ford

approved bull bar or nudge-bar may also

void the vehicle's compliance with

Australian Design Rules.

Do not modify the front of your

vehicle in any way. This could

adversely affect deployment of the

airbags. Failure to adhere to this warning

could result in serious personal injury or

death.

Do not fit any accessories on the

front of the vehicle within 150 mm of

the centre line of the vehicle as this

may interfere with the operation of the

front crash sensor.

Wear a seatbelt and keep sufficient

distance between yourself and the

steering wheel. Only when you use

the seatbelt correctly, can it hold you in a

position that allows the airbag to achieve

its optimum effect. Failure to adhere to

this warning could result in serious

personal injury or death.

Repairs to the steering wheel,

steering column, seats, airbags and

seatbelts must be carried out by an

authorized dealer. Failure to adhere to this

warning could result in serious personal

injury or death.

Keep the areas in front of the airbags

free from obstruction. Do not affix

anything to or over the airbag covers.

Objects could become projectiles during

airbag deployment. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

WARNINGS

Do not poke sharp objects into areas

where airbags are fitted. This could

damage and adversely affect

deployment of the airbags. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

Use accessory seat covers designed

for seats with side airbags. Have

these fitted by an authorized dealer.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a

cloud of harmless powdery residue if an

airbag deploys. This is normal.

Note: Only wipe airbag covers with a damp

cloth.

DRIVER AIRBAG

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The airbag is designed to deploy during a

significant frontal or near-frontal crash.

The airbag inflates within a few

thousandths of a second cushioning

forward body movement and deflates on

contact with the occupant. The airbag is

not designed to deploy during a minor

frontal crash, rear crash, side crash or a

vehicle rollover.

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PASSENGER AIRBAG

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The passenger airbag will deploy during

significant frontal or near-frontal collisions.

The airbag will inflate within a few

thousandths of a second and deflate on

contact with the occupant, thus cushioning

forward body movement. During minor

frontal collisions, overturns, rear collisions

and side collisions, the front passenger

airbag will not deploy.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSING

SYSTEM

WARNING

NEVER use a rearward facing child

restraint on a seat protected by an

ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH

or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can

occur.

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WARNINGS

Even with Advanced Restraints

Systems, the rear seats are the

safest place for children.

Sitting improperly, out of position or

with the seatback reclined too far

can take weight off the seat cushion

and affect the decision of the passenger

sensing system, resulting in serious injury

or death in the event of a crash. Always sit

upright against your seat back, with your

feet on the floor.

Do not stow objects in the seatback

map pocket or hang objects off a

seatback if a child is in the front

passenger seat. Do not place objects under

the front passenger seat or between the

seat and the center console. Check the

passenger airbag indicator lamp for proper

airbag status. Failure to follow these

instructions may interfere with the front

passenger seat sensing system and

increase the risk of serious injury.

Any alteration or modification to the

front passenger seat may affect the

performance of the front passenger

sensing system. This could seriously

increase the risk of injury or death.

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This system works with sensors that are

part of the front passenger seat and

seatbelt to detect the presence of a

properly-seated occupant and determine

if the front passenger frontal airbag should

be enabled (may inflate) or not.

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The front passenger sensing system uses

a passenger airbag status indicator that

illuminates indicating that the front

passenger frontal airbag is either on

(enabled) or off (disabled).

The indicator lamp is on the overhead

console.

Note: The passenger airbag status indicator

lamps illuminate for a short period of time

when you first switch the ignition on to

confirm it is functional.

The front passenger sensing system is

designed to disable (will not inflate) the

front passenger frontal airbag when the

front passenger seat is unoccupied, or a

rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing

child restraint, or a booster seat is

detected. Even with this technology,

parents are strongly encouraged to

always properly restrain children in the rear

seat.

• When the front passenger sensing

system disables (will not inflate) the

front passenger frontal airbag, the

passenger airbag status indicator

illuminates the off lamp and stays lit

to remind you that the front passenger

frontal airbag is disabled.

• If you install the child restraint and the

passenger airbag status indicator

illuminates the on lamp, then switch

the vehicle off, remove the child

restraint from the vehicle and reinstall

the restraint following the child

restraint manufacturer's instructions.

The front passenger sensing system is

designed to enable (may inflate) the front

passenger frontal airbag anytime the

system senses that a person of adult size

is sitting properly in the front passenger

seat.

• When the front passenger sensing

system enables the front passenger

frontal airbag (may inflate), the

passenger airbag status indicator

illuminates the on lamp and remains

illuminated.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front

passenger seat, but the airbag off indicator

lamp is lit, it is possible that the person is

not sitting properly in the seat. If this

happens:

• Switch the vehicle off and ask the

person to place the seatback in the full

upright position.

• Have the person sit upright in the seat,

centered on the seat cushion, with the

person’s legs comfortably extended.

• Restart the vehicle and have the person

remain in this position for about two

minutes. This allows the system to

detect that person and enable the

passenger frontal airbag.

• If the indicator off lamp remains lit

even after this, advise the person to

ride in the rear seat.

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Passenger AirbagPassenger Airbag Status

Indicator

Occupant

DisabledOFF: LitEmpty

ON: Unlit

DisabledOFF: LitChild

ON: Unlit

EnabledOFF: UnlitAdult

ON: Lit

After all occupants have adjusted their

seats and put on seatbelts, it is very

important that they continue to sit

properly. A properly seated occupant sits

upright, leaning against the seatback, and

centered on the seat cushion, with their

feet comfortably extended on the floor.

Sitting improperly can increase the chance

of injury in a crash event. For example, if

an occupant slouches, lies down, turns

sideways, sits forward, leans forward or

sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the

chance of injury during a crash greatly

increases.

If you think that the status of the passenger

airbag off indicator lamp is incorrect, check

for the following:

• Objects lodged underneath the seat.

• Objects between the seat cushion and

the center console.

• Objects hanging off the seatback.

• Objects stowed in the seatback map

pocket.

• Objects placed on the occupant's lap.

• Cargo interference with the seat.

• Other passengers pushing or pulling on

the seat.

• Rear passenger feet and knees resting

or pushing on the seat.

The conditions listed above may cause the

weight of a properly seated occupant to

be incorrectly interpreted by the front

passenger sensing system. The person in

the front passenger seat may appear

heavier or lighter due to the conditions

described in the list above.

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Make sure the front passenger

sensing system is operating

properly. See Crash Sensors

and Airbag Indicator (page 25).

If the airbag readiness light is lit, do the

following:

The driver and adult passengers should

check for objects lodged underneath the

front passenger seat, or cargo interfering

with the seat.

If there are lodged objects, or cargo is

interfering with the seat, take the following

steps to remove the obstruction:

• Pull the vehicle over.

• Switch the vehicle off.

• Driver and adult passengers should

check for any objects lodged

underneath the front passenger seat

or cargo interfering with the seat.

• Remove the obstruction(s) (if found).

• Restart the vehicle.

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• Wait at least two minutes and verify

that the airbag readiness light is no

longer illuminated.

• If the airbag readiness light remains

illuminated, this may or may not be a

problem due to the front passenger

sensing system.

Do not attempt to repair or service the

system. Take your vehicle immediately to

an authorized dealer.

SIDE AIRBAGS

WARNING

Use seat covers designed for seats

with side airbags. Have these fitted

by an authorized dealer.

Coupe

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Convertible

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The airbags are located inside the

seatback of the front seats. There is a label

attached to the side of the seatback to

indicate this.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER

KNEE AIRBAGS

WARNINGS

To reduce risk of injury, do not

obstruct or place objects in the

deployment path of the airbag.

Close the glove box door when your

vehicle is moving. Failure to follow

this instruction could reduce the

effectiveness of the passenger knee airbag

and increase the risk of injury in a crash.

A driver knee airbag is located under or

within the instrument panel. A passenger

knee airbag is located within or under the

glove box door. During a crash, the

restraints control module may activate the

driver and passenger knee airbags based

on crash severity and occupant conditions.

Under certain crash and occupant

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conditions, the driver and passenger knee

airbag may deploy but the driver front

airbag may not activate. As with front and

side airbags, it is important to be properly

seated and restrained to reduce the risk of

death or serious injury.

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Make sure the knee airbags are

operating properly. See Crash

Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 25).

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS -

COUPE

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The airbags are located over the front and

rear side windows.

The airbags will deploy during significant

side crashes or when a certain likelihood

of a rollover event is detected by the

rollover sensor. The side curtain airbags

may deploy in significant frontal angled

crashes.

CRASH SENSORS AND

AIRBAG INDICATOR

WARNING

Modifying or adding equipment to

the front end of the vehicle (including

hood, frame, bumper system, front

end body structure, tow hooks and hood

pins) may affect the performance of the

airbag system and deployable hood

system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not

modify the front end of the vehicle.

Your vehicle has a collection of crash,

occupant and pedestrian sensors which

provide information to the restraints

control module. The restraints control

module deploys (activates) the front

seatbelt pretensioners, driver airbag,

passenger airbag, knee airbag(s), seat

mounted side airbags, side curtain airbags

and deployable hood system (for

pedestrian protection). Based on the type

of crash (frontal impact, side impact,

rollover or pedestrian impact), 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, occupant and

pedestrian 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. Routine maintenance of the

airbags and deployable hood system is not

required.

A difficulty with the system is indicated by

one or more of the following:

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The readiness light will not

illuminate immediately after the

ignition is turned on.

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• The readiness light will either flash or

stay lit.

• A series of five beeps will be heard. The

tone pattern will repeat periodically

until the problem, the light or both are

repaired.

If any of these things happen, even

intermittently, have the supplemental

restraint system and deployable hood

system serviced at an authorized dealer

immediately. Unless serviced, the system

may not function properly in the event of

a crash.

The seatbelt pretensioners and the front

airbag supplemental restraint system are

designed to activate when the vehicle

sustains frontal deceleration sufficient to

cause the restraints control module to

deploy a safety device.

The fact that the seatbelt pretensioners

or front airbags did not activate for both

front seat occupants in a crash, or the

deployable hood system did not activate

in a pedestrian crash does not mean that

something is wrong with the system.

Rather, it means the restraints control

module determined the accident

conditions (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 seatbelt pretensioners are

designed to activate in frontal,

near-frontal and side crashes.

• The knee airbag(s) may deploy based

on crash severity and occupant

conditions.

• The design of the side airbags is to

inflate in certain side crashes. The

design of the side curtain airbags is to

inflate in certain side impact crashes

and when a certain likelihood of

rollover is detected by the rollover

sensor. Side airbags and the side

curtain airbags may activate in other

types of crashes if the vehicle

experiences sufficient sideways motion

or deformation, or rollover likelihood.

• The deployable hood system is

designed to activate in a pedestrian

impact between the speeds of about

20 km/h and 50 km/h. Events similar

to a pedestrian impact may deploy the

hood system. See Pedestrian

Protection (page 27).

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