Town Car V8-281 4.6L SOHC (1991)
Safing Sensor: Description and Operation
Sensors
The sensor is an electrical switch which reacts to impacts according to direction and force. It discriminates between impacts that require air bag
inflation and impacts that do not require air bag inflation. When an impact occurs that requires air bag inflation, the sensor contacts close, completing
the electrical circuit necessary for system operation.
Four sensors are mounted in the vehicle. Their locations are as follows:
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A crash sensor at the hood latch support.
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A crash sensor at the RH fender apron.
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A crash sensor at the LH fender apron.
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A safing sensor at the LH cowl side in the passenger compartment.
At least two sensors, one safing, one front, must be activated to inflate the air bag.
