Dodge VIPER User Manual page 15

• If it is necessary to modify the air bag system for persons with disabilities, contact your
authorized dealer.
• Refer to the Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details regarding the Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS).
Occupant Classification System (OCS) – Front Passenger Seat
This vehicle is equipped with a right front passenger Occupant Classification System
("OCS") that is designed to activate or deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
depending on the occupant's seated weight.
It is designed to deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag for an unoccupied seat
and for occupants whose seated weight classifies them in a category other than a properly
seated adult. This could be a child, teenager, or even an adult.
The Occupant Classification System (OCS) consists of the following:
• Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
• Occupant Classification Module (OCM) and Sensor located in the front passenger seat
• Passenger Air Bag Disabled (PAD) Indicator Light – an amber light located in the center
of the instrument panel
• Air Bag Warning Light
The OCS may deactivate the deployment of the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag if the
OCS estimates that:
• The front passenger seat is unoccupied or has very light objects in it.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a rear-facing child restraint.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a child, including a child seated in a
forward-facing child restraint or booster seat.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a small passenger, including a child or small
adult.
• The front passenger is not properly seated or his or her weight is taken off of the seat
for a period of time.
Front Passenger Seat
Occupant Status
Unoccupied Seat*
Grocery bags, heavy brief-
cases, and other relatively
light objects
Rear-facing child restraint**
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
Front Passenger Ad-
vanced Air Bag Disabled
Indicator Light ("PAD")
Status
NOT ILLUMINATED
"PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF"
"PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF"
Front Passenger Air Bag Output
DEACTIVATED
DEACTIVATED
DEACTIVATED
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