Jeep H6 Manual page 202

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202 SAFETY
Passenger Air Bag Disable Feature —
If Equipped
This system allows the driver to DISABLE (OFF) the
Passenger Front Air Bag if a child restraint must be
installed in the front seat. Only DISABLE (OFF) the
Passenger Front Air Bag if it is absolutely
necessary to install a child restraint in the front
seat. Children 12 years or younger should ride
properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available.
According to crash statistics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seats rather
than in the front Ú page 215.
WARNING!
A DISABLED (OFF) Passenger Front Air Bag is

deactivated and will not deploy in a collision.
A DISABLED (OFF) Passenger Front Air Bag will

not provide a front passenger additional
protection by supplementing the seat belts.
WARNING!
Do not install a child restraint in the front seat

unless the Passenger Air Bag DISABLE (OFF)
Indicator light on the center stack is illumi-
nated to show that the Passenger Front Air
Bag is DISABLED (OFF).
In a collision, you and your passengers can

suffer much greater injuries if you are not
properly buckled up. You can strike the inte-
rior of your vehicle or other passengers, or you
can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be
sure you and others in your vehicle are
buckled up properly.
The Passenger Front Air Bag can be ENABLED (ON)
or DISABLED (OFF) by selecting the desired setting
in the instrument cluster display menu. For more
information on how to access the instrument
cluster display, see Ú page 80.
(Continued)
The Passenger Air Bag DISABLE Feature consists
of the following:
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)

Passenger Air Bag DISABLE (OFF) Indicator

Light — an amber light located in the center
stack
Passenger Air Bag ENABLE (ON) Indicator

Light — an amber light located in the center
stack
Air Bag Warning Light — an amber light

located in the instrument cluster display
The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) monitors
the readiness of the electronic parts of the air bag
system whenever the ignition switch is in the
START or ON/RUN position. The ORC illuminates
the Passenger Air Bag DISABLE (OFF) Indicator
Light and the Passenger Air Bag ENABLE (ON)
Indicator Light in the center stack for
approximately five to eight seconds for a self-check
when the ignition switch is first in the START or ON/
RUN position. After the self-check, the indicator
light that is illuminated tells the driver and