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Supplementary Restraints SystemWARNINGSDo not lean your head on the door.The side airbag could injure you as itdeploys from the side of theseatback.Do not attempt to service, repair, ormodify the airbag, its fuses or theseat cover on a seat containing anairbag as you could be seriously injured orkilled. Contact your authorized dealer assoon as possible.If the side airbag has deployed, theairbag will not function again. Theside airbag system (including theseat) must be inspected and serviced byan authorized dealer. If the airbag is notreplaced, the unrepaired area will increasethe risk of injury in a crash.The side airbags are located on theoutboard side of the seatbacks of the frontseats. In certain sideways crashes, theairbag on the side affected by the crashwill be inflated. The airbag was designedto inflate between the door panel andoccupant to further enhance the protectionprovided occupants in side impact crashes.E152533The system consists of the following:• A label or embossed side panelindicating that side airbags are fittedto your vehicle.• Side airbags located inside the driverand front passenger seatbacks.• Front passenger sensing system.·Crash sensors and monitoringsystem with readiness indicator.See Crash Sensors and AirbagIndicator (page 48).Note: The passenger sensing system willdeactivate the passenger seat-mountedside airbag if it detects an empty passengerseat.The design and development of the sideairbag system included recommendedtesting procedures that were developedby a group of automotive safety expertsknown as the Side Airbag TechnicalWorking Group. These recommendedtesting procedures help reduce the risk ofinjuries related to the deployment of sideairbags.SAFETY CANOPYWARNINGSDo not place objects or mountequipment on or near the headlinerat the siderail that may come intocontact with a deploying curtain airbag.Failure to follow these instructions mayincrease the risk of personal injury in theevent of a crash.Do not lean your head on the door.The curtain airbag could injure youas it deploys from the headliner.46F150 (TF6) , enUSA