You do not, You will have to buy a new strut from Ford with spring for 400.00 each and up .. or you can buy after market struts with spring to eliminate the electronic strut and go to a passive one..about 360.00 for two complete struts..Google it .. Lets bailout more idiots like ford and gm...lol Dethinc
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : If you mean air bags for the driver and front passenger ( YES )
under the dash on driver's side
Replace driver's switch assembly
On a 1996 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of Lincoln Continental > driver
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 2001 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 2002 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 5-----6-----7-----8 front of vehicle > driver