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Airbags
LATCH System
Security Specifics
SAFETY/SECURITY
2006 Taurus
Safety/Security
Engineering Insights: Airbags
Taurus features standard dual-stage front airbags that
deploy with less force in less severe frontal collisions.
• Less force doesn’t mean lower speed: The difference
in deployment speed between the full-powered mode
and the Stage 1 mode is 2–3 milliseconds
• The main difference is in inflation pressure (like the
difference between a partially- and fully-inflated
basketball)
• Lower pressure can mean less risk of injury for front-seat
passengers due to airbag inflation
Even the way the airbags are folded offers Taurus buyers
enhanced occupant protection.
• The airbag fold style allows them to deploy in
a radial manner
• This helps direct the initial deployment energy away
from the driver and right front passenger
• It can also reduce the force of the inflation, so there’s
less risk of injury from inflation
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LATCH provides a uniform method for
securing a child safety seat in a vehicle.
• The system incorporates:
– Rigid metal anchor bars built into
the vehicle that are located where
the seatback meets the seat cushion
– A top tether anchor located behind
the top of the seatbacks at all three
rear seating positions
• The child safety seat attaches to the
lower anchors by means of flexible
tethers or rigid bars that are part of
LATCH-compatible child safety seats
• A top tether strap is then attached to
the top of the child safety seat
• LATCH provides the top tether anchor.
The customer needs to use the tether
strap provided by the child safety seat
manufacturer to secure the seat. The
vehicle does not provide the tether
strap, only the top tether anchors
• A safety belt is not required when
using LATCH
• LATCH lower anchors are located in
the rear outboard seating positions
Bars installed
in vehicle seat
Bars installed
in vehicle seat
Rigid two-
point lower
attachment
with top tether
Flexible two-
point lower
attachment
with top tether
This belt should be as tight
as possible
LATCH System (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
(1)
SecuriLock
®
Passive Anti-theft System
• Uses an electronically coded ignition key to start the vehicle
• Designed to help prevent the engine from being started
unless a coded key programmed to the vehicle is used
• Automatically arms when the ignition is turned off
• Disarms when the correct key is used in the ignition
Autolock Feature
• All doors lock automatically when doors are closed, ignition
is on, transmission is in a forward gear or in Reverse, and
brake pedal is released
Perimeter Anti-theft System
• Monitors doors, hood and decklid against unauthorized entry
• Sounds horn and flashes headlamps if unauthorized
entry occurs
• Gives customers added protection against theft
Security Specifics
(1) No tether straps, only upper tether anchor provided.
NOTE: For feature availability, refer to the latest Dealer Ordering Guide.
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