Ford Explorer: Supplementary Restraints System

Personal Safety System™

This system provides an improved overall level of frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help further reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries...

Principle of Operation

WARNING: 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...

Other information:

Ford Explorer 2020-2026 Service Manual: Description and Operation - Airbag and Seatbelt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Overview

Overview The RCM continually receives and monitors inputs from the OCSM and various other hard-wired switches and sensors. If the RCM detects a sudden vehicle deceleration and/or lateral deceleration based on the information received from the various sensors and determines that deployment is necessary, it applies voltage and current to deploy the appropriate SRS components...

Ford Explorer 2020-2026 Service Manual: Removal and Installation - Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor Inlet Line - 2.3L EcoBoost (201kW/273PS)

Removal NOTICE: During the removal of components, cap, tape or otherwise appropriately protect all openings to prevent the ingress of dirt or other contamination. Remove protective materials prior to installation. NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details...