Front passenger air bag and status
light
WARNING
Thefront passenger air bag is designed
to automatically turn OFF under some
conditions. Read this section carefully
to learn how it operates. Proper use of
theseat, seat belt and child restraints is
necessary for most effective protection.
Failure to follow all instructions in this
manual concerning the use of seats,
seat belts and child restraints can in-
creasethe risk or severity of injury in an
accident.
Status light:
The front passenger air bag status light is
located on the overhead console. The light op-
erates as follows:
쐌Unoccupied passenger seat: The is
OFF and the front passenger air bag is OFF
and will not inflate in a crash.
쐌Passenger seat occupied by a small adult,
child or child restraint as outlined in this
section:The illuminates to indicate that
the front passenger air bag is OFF and will
not inflate in a crash.
쐌Occupiedpassenger seat and the passenger
meets the conditions outlined in this section:
The is OFF to indicate that the front
passenger air bag is operational.
Front passenger air bag:
The front passenger air bag is designed to
automatically turn OFF when the vehicle is op-
erated under some conditions as described
belowin accordance with U.S. regulations. If the
front passenger air bag is OFF, it will not inflate
in a crash. The driver air bag and other air bags
in your vehicle are not part of this system.
The purpose of the regulation is to help reduce
therisk of injury or death from an inflating air bag
tocertain front passenger seat occupants, such
as children, by requiring the air bag to be
automatically turned OFF.
Theoccupant classification sensor (pattern sen-
sor)is in the front passenger seat cushion and is
designed to detect an occupant and objects on
the seat. For example, if a child is in the front
passenger seat, the advanced air bag system is
designed to turn the passenger air bag OFF in
accordance with the regulations. Also, if a child
restraint of the type specified in the regulations
ison the seat, the occupant classification sensor
candetect it and cause the air bag to turn OFF.
Front passenger seat adult occupants who are
properly seated and using the seat belt as
outlined in this manual should not cause the
passenger air bag to be automatically turned
OFF. For small adults it may be turned OFF,
however,if the occupant does not sit in the seat
properly (for example, by not sitting upright, by
sitting on an edge of the seat, or by otherwise
being out of position), this could cause the
sensorto turn the air bag OFF. Always be sure to
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