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Safety features of your vehicle
Always be sure that you and all vehi-
cle occupants are seated and
restrained properly (sitting upright with
the seat in an upright position, cen-
tered on the seat cushion, with the
person's legs comfortably extended,
feet on the floor, and wearing the safe-
ty belt properly) for the most effective
protection by the air bag and the safe-
ty belt.
• The OCS may not function proper-
ly if the passenger takes actions
which can affect the detection sys-
tem. These include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright posi-
tion.
(2) Leaning against the door or
center console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the
front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard
or resting them on other loca-
tions which reduce the passen-
ger weight on the front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety
belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back.
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Condition and operation of the front passenger occupant classification
system
Condition detected by
the occupant classifica-
PASSENGER AIR BAG
tion system
"OFF" indicator light
1. Adult *
1
2. Child *
2
*
3
of about 36
months old and
younger with child
restraint system
3. Unoccupied
4. There is a malfunc-
tion in the system
*1) The system judges a person of
adult size as an adult. When a
smaller adult sits in the front pas-
senger seat, the system may rec-
ognize him/her as a child depend-
ing on his/her physique and pos-
ture.
*2) Do not allow children to ride in the
front passenger seat. When a
smaller child than the same age
sits in the front passenger seat,
the
system
may
recognize
him/her as an infant depending on
his/her physique or posture.
Indicator/Warning light
SRS warning light
Off
Off
On
Off
On
Off
Off
On
*3) Never install a child restraint sys-
tem on the front passenger seat.
WARNING
Riding in an improper position
or placing weight on the front
passenger's seat when it is
unoccupied by a passenger
adversely affects the occupant
classification system (OCS).
Devices
Front passenger air
bag
Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated
Activated
(Continued)
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