Jeep CHEROKEE 2018 User Manual page 107

WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in front of an air bag. A deploying pas-
senger 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.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a
vehicle with a rear seat.
• Children 12 years or younger should al-
ways ride buckled up in a vehicle with a
rear seat.
The OCS determines the front passenger's
most probable classification. The OCS esti-
mates the seated weight on the front passen-
ger 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 Ad-
vanced 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
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 im-
properly.
Do not decrease OR increase the front passen-
ger's seated weight on the front passenger seat
The front passenger's seated weight must be
properly positioned on the front passenger
seat. Failure to do so may result in serious
injury or death. The OCS determines the most
probable classification of the occupant that it
detects. The OCS will detect the front pas-
senger's decreased or increased seated
weight, which may result in an adjusted in-
flation rate of the Passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag in a collision. This does not mean that
the OCS is working improperly. Decreasing
the front passenger's seated weight on the
front passenger seat may result in a reduced-
power deployment of the Passenger Ad-
vanced Front Air Bag. Increasing the front
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