Deployable Steering Column
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2009 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
This vehicle is equipped with a deployable steering column. The deployable steering column includes a deployable device that, once deployed, reduces the amount of force necessary to collapse the steering column during a crash event. The deployable device is activated by the RCM depending on when the module detects a crash event force exceeding a programmed limit and the position of the driver seat. After deployment, a new steering column must be installed.