LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Ford >> 2012 >> Escape XLS, FWD >> Repair and Diagnosis >> External Pages >> Different car >> Section 1014 (Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System) >> Removal And Installation >> Safety Canopy Module >> Installation
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Safety Canopy Module: Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING: Before installing a safety canopy or side air curtain module, inspect the roofline for any damage. If necessary, the sheet metal must be reworked to its original condition and structural integrity. Install new fasteners if damaged and remove foreign material. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: Make sure no one is in the vehicle and there is nothing blocking or placed in front of any air bag module when the battery is connected. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING: Do not obstruct or place objects in the deployment path of the safety canopy or side air curtain module. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: Never put any type of fastener or tie strap around any part of a safety canopy module, side air curtain module or interior trim panel. This will prevent the safety canopy or side air curtain module from deploying correctly. Failure to follow this instruction may increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: Always use new torque-prevailing type J-nuts when installing the safety canopy in the vehicle. Use of these J-nuts is mandatory to reduce the risk of loss of fastener effectiveness. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the safety canopy module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: When installing a new headliner on a vehicle equipped with safety canopy or side air curtain modules, make sure the headliner has the word AIRBAG on the headliner where it meets each B-pillar trim panel. Otherwise, you have the wrong headliner. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain module not deploying or deploying incorrectly, increasing the risk of personal injury or death in a crash.
    WARNING: Always use new torque-prevailing type J-nuts when installing the safety canopy in the vehicle. Use of these J-nuts is mandatory to reduce the risk of loss of fastener effectiveness. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the safety canopy module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
  1. Install new safety canopy module J-nuts.
    2. Fig 1: Safety Canopy Module J-Nuts
    GF0024031Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: If equipped with a roof opening panel and/or rear window wiper assembly, make sure of correct roof opening panel drain hose and/or rear window solvent hose routing.
  2. Position the safety canopy module and insert the rear hook into the sheet metal cavity.
    3. Fig 2: Safety Canopy Rear Hook
    GF0024032Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Hook the safety canopy module into the C-pillar.
    4. Fig 3: Safety Canopy Module Hook At C-Pillar
    GF0024029Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Install the 2 safety canopy module bolts located near the top of the A- and B-pillars.
    • Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
  5. Attach the A-pillar tether pin-type retainer to the A-pillar.
    6. NOTE: If equipped with a roof opening panel and/or rear window wiper assembly, do not pinch the front roof opening panel drain hose and/or rear window washer solvent hose.
  6. Install the A-pillar tether bolt.
    • Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
  7. Install the 2 safety canopy module bolts near the top of the C-pillar and between the B- and C-pillars.
    • Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
  8. Install the 2 bolts to the safety canopy module tether bracket at the C-pillar.
    • Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
  9. If equipped with a rear window wiper assembly, position the hose and attach the hose clip.
    10. Fig 4: Identifying Hose Clip
    GF0041983Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. If equipped with a roof opening panel, connect the roof opening panel rear drain hose.
    11. Fig 5: Moonroof Rear Drain Hose
    GF0024027Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Connect the safety canopy module electrical connector and attach the connector to the D-pillar.
    12. Fig 6: Passenger Side Safety Canopy Module Electrical Connector
    GF0023983Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Install the safety canopy module wiring clip to the roof panel brace.
    13. Fig 7: Safety Canopy Module Wiring Clip
    GF0024026Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Install the remaining 2 rear safety canopy module bolts near the ignitor (between the C- and D-pillars).
    • Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
  14. Install the headliner. For additional information, refer to INTERIOR TRIM AND ORNAMENTATION article.
  15. Repower the SRS. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering .
scientia non olet · About LEMON Manuals