Ford Transit (2018 year). Manual — part 10

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Airbags do not inflate slowly or
gently, and the risk of injury from a
deploying airbag is the greatest close

to the trim covering the airbag module.

All occupants of your vehicle,
including the driver, should always
properly wear their seatbelts, even

when an airbag supplemental restraint
system is provided. Failure to properly wear
your seatbelt could seriously increase the
risk of injury or death.

Even with advanced restraints
systems, properly restrain children
12 and under in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

Do not place your arms on the airbag
cover or through the steering wheel.
Failure to follow this instruction

could result in personal injury.

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 or in a sudden stop.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death.

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Never place a
rear-facing child restraint in front of

an active airbag. If you must use a
forward-facing child restraint in the front
seat, move the seat upon which the child
restraint is installed all the way back.

Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the supplementary restraint
system or associated components.

Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death.

WARNINGS

Several airbag system components
get hot after inflation. To reduce the
risk of injury, do not touch them after

inflation.

If a supplementary restraint system
component has deployed, it will not
function again. Have the system and

associated components inspected as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death.

The airbags are a supplemental restraint
system and are designed to work with the
seatbelts to help protect the driver and
right front passenger from certain upper
body injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly;
there is a risk of injury from a deploying
airbag.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a
cloud of harmless powdery residue if an
airbag deploys. This is normal.

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, talcum powder
(to lubricate the bag) or sodium
compounds (for example, baking soda)
that result from the combustion process
that inflates the airbag. Small amounts of
sodium hydroxide may be present which
may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of
the residue is toxic.

While the system is designed to help
reduce serious injuries, contact with a
deploying airbag may also cause abrasions
or swelling. Temporary hearing loss is also
a possibility as a result of the noise
associated with a deploying airbag.
Because airbags must inflate rapidly and
with considerable force, there is the risk of
death or serious injuries such as fractures,
facial and eye injuries or internal injuries,

particularly to occupants who are not
properly restrained or are otherwise out of
position at the time of airbag deployment.
Thus, it is extremely important that
occupants be properly restrained as far
away from the airbag module as possible
while maintaining vehicle control.

Routine maintenance of the airbags is not
required.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS

WARNINGS

Never place your arm or any objects
over an airbag module. Placing your
arm over a deploying airbag can

result in serious arm fractures or other
injuries. Objects placed on or over the
airbag inflation area may cause those
objects to be propelled by the airbag into
your face and torso causing serious injury.

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child seat. Never place a rear-facing
child seat in front of an active airbag.

If you must use a forward-facing child seat
in the front seat, move the seat upon which
the child seat is installed all the way back.

E151127

The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.

The driver and passenger front airbag
system consists of:
•

Driver and passenger airbag modules.

•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
52).

E67017

Passenger Airbag On and Off
Switch

(If Equipped)

WARNINGS

Even with Restraints Systems,
children 12 and under should be
properly restrained in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death.

The front passenger airbag is not
designed to offer protection to an
occupant in the center seating

position.

An airbag ON and OFF switch may
be installed in this vehicle. Before
driving, always look at the face of the

switch to be sure the switch is in the proper
position in accordance with these
instructions and warnings. Failure to put
the switch in a proper position can increase
the risk of serious injury or death in a crash.

E170613

The front passenger airbag on and off
switch has indicators that will illuminate,
indicating that the front passenger frontal
airbag is either on or off. The indicator lamp
is located on the instrument panel.

Note: The passenger airbag status indicator
OFF and ON lamps illuminate for a short
period of time when you switch the ignition
on to confirm it is functional.

Passenger airbag

Passenger airbag status

indicator

Switch position

Disabled

OFF: Lit

Off

ON: Unlit

Enabled

OFF: Unlit

On

ON: Lit

Turning the Passenger Airbag Off

WARNINGS

If the light fails to illuminate when
the passenger airbag switch is off
and the ignition is on, have the

passenger airbag switch serviced at your
authorized dealer immediately.

In order to avoid inadvertent
activation of the switch, always
remove the ignition key from the

passenger airbag on and off switch.

An infant in a rear-facing seat faces
a high risk of serious or fatal injuries
from a deploying passenger airbag.

Rear facing infant seats should never be
placed in the front seats, unless the
passenger airbag is turned off.

E181523

E181522

1.

Insert the ignition key, turn the switch
to OFF and hold in OFF while removing
the key.

2. When the ignition is turned on, the pass

airbag off light illuminates briefly,
momentarily shuts off and then turns
back on. This indicates that the
passenger airbag is deactivated.

Turning the Passenger Airbag Back On

WARNINGS

The seatbelts for the driver and right
front passenger seating positions
have been specifically designed to

function together with the airbags in
certain types of crashes. When you turn off
your airbag, you not only lose the
protection of the airbag, you also may
reduce the effectiveness of your seatbelt
system, which was designed to work with
the airbag. If you are not a passenger who
meets the requirements stated in the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration or Transport Canada
deactivation criteria turning off the airbag
can increase the risk of serious injury or
death in a crash.

WARNINGS

If your vehicle has rear seats, always
transport children who are 12 years
and under in the rear seat. Always

use seatbelts and child restraints correctly.
Do not place a child in a rear facing infant
seat in the front seat unless your vehicle is
equipped with an airbag on and off switch
and the passenger airbag is turned off. This
is because the back of the infant seat is
too close to the inflating airbag and the
risk of a fatal injury to the infant when the
airbag inflates is substantial.

If the pass airbag off light is
illuminated when the passenger
airbag switch is on and the ignition

is on, have the passenger airbag switch
serviced at your authorized dealer
immediately.

The passenger airbag remains off until you
turn it back on.

E181521

1.

Insert the ignition key and turn the
switch to ON.

2. The pass airbag off light will briefly

illuminate when the ignition is turned
to on. This indicates that the passenger
airbag is operational.