Chrysler Pacifica 2021 Owner's Manual page 259

Front Passenger Seat Occupant Status
Rear-facing child restraint
Child, including a child in a forward-facing child restraint or booster seat*
Properly seated adult
Unoccupied seat
* It is possible for a child to be classified as an
adult, allowing a full-power Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag deployment. Never allow children to
ride in the front passenger seat and never install a
child restraint system, including a rear-facing child
restraint, in the front passenger seat.
WARNING!
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in

front of an air bag. A deploying passenger
front air bag can cause death or serious injury
to a child 12 years or younger, including a
child in a rear-facing child restraint.
Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the

front seat of a vehicle. Only use a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat. If the vehicle
does not have a rear seat, do not transport a
rear-facing child restraint in that vehicle.
Children 12 years or younger should always

ride buckled up in the rear seat of a vehicle
with a rear seat.
Reduced-power deployment
Reduced-power deployment OR Full-power deployment
Full-power deployment OR reduced-power deployment
Reduced-power deployment
The OCS determines the front passenger's most
probable classification. The OCS estimates the
seated weight on the front passenger seat and
where that weight is located. The OCS
communicates the classification status to the ORC.
The ORC uses the classification to determine
whether the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
inflation rate should be adjusted.
In order for the OCS to operate as designed, it is
important for the front passenger to be seated
properly and properly wearing the seat belt.
Properly seated passengers are:
Sitting upright

Facing forward

Sitting in the center of the seat with their feet

comfortably on or near the floor
Sitting with their back against the seatback and

the seatback in an upright position
Front Passenger Air Bag Output
Seated Properly
Lighter Weight Passengers (Including Small Adults)
When a lighter weight passenger, including a small
adult, occupies the front passenger seat, the OCS
may reduce the inflation rate of the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag. This does not mean that
the OCS is working improperly.
Do not decrease OR increase the front passenger's
seated weight on the front passenger seat
The front passenger's seated weight must be
properly positioned on the front passenger seat.
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