and cameras being displaced or damaged.
This can also be caused by collisions when
parking, or also even by minor damage
such as stone impacts on the windscreen.
The area in front of and around the sensors
and cameras must not be covered by stick-
ers, additional headlamps, trim frames for
licence plates or similar. Observe the posi-
tion of sensors and cameras on the vehicle
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page 8.
Failure to observe this may impair impor-
tant functions of driver assistance systems
and damage the vehicle.
Repairs and structural
modifications
should
be carried out by a correspondingly quali-
fied
workshop.
Further information:
— Repainting and paint touch-ups in the
area around the sensors may impair the
function of the system in question.
— In some versions of the vehicle, the Ford
badge may
affect
the radar sensor’s view
of the front area. For this reason, you
should only use the vehicle with the gen-
uine Ford badge or a badge that has been
approved by Ford.
WARNING
Incorrect repairs and
modifications
can
cause functional problems and damage
to the vehicle and impair the
effective-
ness
of the driver assistance systems.
This can result in accidents and severe in-
juries.
·
Have repairs and
modifications
to your
vehicle carried out only by a corre-
spondingly
qualified
workshop.
WARNING
Unsuitable spare parts and accessories,
incorrectly carried out work,
modifications
and repairs can lead to damage to the ve-
hicle and cause accidents and serious in-
juries.
·
Have repairs and
modifications
to your
vehicle carried out only by a corre-
spondingly
qualified
workshop. Quali-
fied
workshops have the necessary
tools, diagnostic equipment, repair in-
formation and
qualified
personnel.
·
Never
fit
parts to your vehicle that
differ
in their design or characteristics from
the
factory-fitted
parts.
·
Never secure or position objects,
e.g. telephone holders, in the deploy-
ment zone of the airbags since these
objects can cause serious or fatal inju-
ries if the airbags are triggered.
·
Use only wheel rim/tyre combinations
that Ford has approved for your vehicle
type.
Repairs and faults in the airbag
system
Repairs and modifications must always
be carried out according to Ford specifi-
cations
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Modifications
and repairs to the front
bumper, the doors, the front seats, the
headliner or the bodywork should be car-
ried out only by a suitably
qualified
work-
shop. System components and airbag sys-
tem sensors can be located on these vehi-
cle components.
If you work on the airbag system or remove
and install parts of the system when per-
forming other repair work, parts of the air-
bag system may be damaged. The conse-
quence may be that, in the event of an acci-
dent, the airbag
inflates
incorrectly or does
not
inflate
at all.
Regulations must be observed to ensure
that the
effectiveness
of the airbags is not
reduced and that removed parts do not
cause any injuries or environmental pollu-
tion.
Qualified
workshops are familiar with
these requirements.
Any
modifications
to the vehicle’s suspen-
sion could prevent the airbag system from
working properly during a collision. For ex-
ample, using wheel rim/tyre combinations
that have not been approved by the manu-
facturer, lowering the vehicle or making
modifications
to the suspension rate in-
cluding work on the springs, struts and
shock absorbers etc., could change the
forces that are measured by the airbag sen-
sors and sent to the electronic control unit.
Some changes to the suspension could
Accessories,
modifications,
repairs and renewal of parts
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