Customer Safety Information

WARNING: VEHICLE SENSOR ORIENTATION IS CRITICAL FOR PROPER SYSTEM OPERATION. IF A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE RADIATOR SUPPORT, FRAME RAILS OR COWLS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, INSPECT THE SENSOR MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR DEFORMATION. IF DAMAGED, THE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, MAKE SURE THE BODY STRUCTURE IN THE AREA OF THE SENSOR MOUNTING IS RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.

SNOW PLOWING WITH F-150 4X4 VEHICLES WITH AIR BAG (SRS)

CAUTION: F-Series Supercab and short wheel base models as well as Bronco and all compact trucks are not recommended for snow removal usage.

WARNING: AS WITH PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL F-150'S WITHOUT SRS, FORD CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR F-150 REGULAR CAB 4X4 VEHICLES SUITABLE FOR SNOW REMOVAL WHICH ARE:
- F-150 4X4 REGULAR CAB - 133 INCH WB
- 84 AMP BATTERY
- SUPER ENGINE COOL
- V-8 ENGINE
- MANUAL LOCKING HUBS
- FRONT SUSPENSION PACKAGE
- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- ALL TERRAIN TIRES

WARNING: CONCERN THAT SNOW PLOWING WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE UNINTENDED DEPLOYMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG (SRS).

DETAILED SERVICE PROCEDURE:

^ THE DRIVER SRS IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN MODERATE TO SEVERE FRONTAL CRASHES. THE SRS IS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION EQUIVALENT TO HITTING A SOLID BARRIER (SUCH AS A WALL) AT ABOUT 14 MPH OR MORE, OR, ROUGHLY SPEAKING, A FULL FRONTAL PERPENDICULAR COLLISION WITH A PARKED CAR OR TRUCK OF SIMILAR SIZE AT 28 MPH OR MORE. CARELESS OR HIGH SPEED DRIVING WHILE PLOWING SNOW WHICH RESULTS IN VEHICLE DECELERATIONS EQUIVALENT TO OR GREATER THAN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THRESHOLD DESCRIBED ABOVE, WOULD DEPLOY THE AIR BAG. SUCH DRIVING ALSO INCREASES THE RISK THAT A DRIVER MAY BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SRS IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AND PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE DRIVER. RECOMMENDATIONS:

- WHEN USING THE VEHICLE FOR SNOW REMOVAL, NEVER MODIFY OR DEFEAT THE "TRIPPING MECHANISMS" DESIGNED INTO THE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT BY ITS MANUFACTURER. DOING SO MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE SRS DEPLOYMENT.

- COMMERCIAL SNOW REMOVAL APPLICATIONS SHOULD UTILIZE F-250 HD REGULAR CAB 4X4 OR F-350 REGULAR CAB 4X4 VEHICLES WHICH ARE MUCH MORE CONDUCIVE TO THE RIGORS OF LONG HOURS OF PLOW OPERATION.

- AS WITH ALL VEHICLES WHICH CONTAIN AN SRS SYSTEM, FORD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU ALWAYS PROPERLY WEAR YOUR SAFETY BELTS AND NEVER TAMPER WITH, DISCONNECT, OR DEACTIVATE THE SRS.