Sorry guys but, I know Ford would not make the air bags less sensitive in off road mode.
That means you could drive the truck on the highway in off road, get into a accident and get hurt cause the air bag didnt help you... No effing way would Ford open this can of worms for themselves to get sued... Like I said I cannot say 100% right now but, I will know soon. I still have a good friend working in crash at Ford... Email sent and should get a yes or no...
From the owners manual..
OFF-ROAD MODE
Off-road mode allows you to change the operating characteristics of the
following features to allow for better off-road performance:
• Transmission shifting and response
• Electronic locking differential
• AdvanceTrac (ABS, RSC, Traction Control)
Enabling off-road mode
With the vehicle traveling less than
5 mph (8 km/h) and your foot off of
the accelerator pedal, press this
button to turn on off-road mode. A
chime will sound and a message will
display indicating that off-road mode
is active. If any of the conditions are
not met, the message center will
display the appropriate messages to guide the driver through the proper
operating procedures. See Message center in your Owner’s Guide for
more information.
Press the button again to turn it off.
WARNING: Off-road mode is specifically calibrated for off-road
driving conditions and should never be used on pavement.
With this mode enabled, the operating characteristics of the following
features will be altered:
• Transmission shifting and response– Transmission upshifts are
delayed and occur less frequently. This ensures the best possible
vehicle response and acceleration if the driver needs to briefly lift off
of the throttle to negotiate an obstacle or corner.
• Electronic locking differential (ELD)– If engaged, the ELD will
remain locked until the operator manually disengages it with the
control knob, or disengages off-road mode and exceeds the standard
ELD speed thresholds. Refer to Electronic locking differential in the
Driving chapter of your Owner’s Guide for more information.
• AdvanceTrac– When off-road mode is engaged, the AdvanceTrac
settings are altered for optimized off-road performance.
• Tow/haul mode – If tow/haul mode is active, it will be disabled. Also,
you cannot select tow/haul mode when off-road mode is on. As the
SVT Raptor is primarily a performance vehicle, off-road mode takespriority over tow/haul mode.
AdvanceTrac modes
The AdvanceTrac system, when used with off-road mode, provides the
SVT Raptor with alternative AdvanceTrac calibrations which improve
off-road performance.
With off-road mode on, the following changes to AdvanceTrac will
occur:
• Pressing the stability control off button once– This places the
vehicle in the off-road sport mode with the ESC, TCS and ABS active.
TCS and ESC are altered to allow for more tire spin and vehicle slip. It
also puts the ABS in a unique off-road mode calibration. RSC is
disabled in this mode.
Note: Operating the vehicle in this mode does not guarantee that the
vehicle will not become stuck in sand, snow or mud, etc. It is the
driver’s responsibility to assess off-road situations and determine if the
terrain is passable.
• Pressing and holding the stability control off button– This places
the vehicle in the off-road sport mode with the ESC, RSC, and TCS
disabled. While in 4X4 Hi and Lo, the steering efforts will seem slightlyhigher due to the addition of the Torsen Helical front differential.
