RAM 1500 2019 User Manual page 104

seated properly and properly wearing the
seat belt. Properly seated passengers are:
Sitting upright

Facing forward
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Sitting in the center of the seat with their

feet comfortably on or near the floor
Sitting with their back against the seat-

back and the seatback in an upright posi-
tion
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.
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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. 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
passenger's decreased or increased seated
weight, which may result in an adjusted
inflation 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 Advanced Front
Increasing the front passenger's seated
weight on the front passenger seat may result
in a full-power deployment of the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag.
Examples of improper front passenger
seating include:
The front passenger's weight is transferred

to another part of the vehicle (like the
door, arm rest or instrument panel).
The front passenger leans forward, side-

ways, or turns to face the rear of the
vehicle.
The front passenger's seatback is not in

the full upright position.
The front passenger carries or holds an

object while seated (e.g., backpack, box,
etc.).
Objects are lodged under the front

passenger seat.
Objects are lodged between the front

passenger seat and center console.
Air Bag.
Accessories that may change the seated

weight on the front passenger seat are
attached to the front passenger seat.
Anything that may decrease or increase

the front passenger's seated weight.