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62 Seats and Restraints
Passenger Sensing System (For
Left-hand Drive Vehicles with a

Passenger Sensing System)

If the vehicle has the following indicator,
then the vehicle has a passenger sensing
system for the front outboard passenger
position. The passenger airbag status
indicator will light on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started.
The symbols for on and off will be visible
during the system check.
When the system check is complete, either
the symbol for on or off will be visible. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator (For
Left-hand Drive Vehicles with a Passenger

Sensing System) 0 98.

The passenger sensing system turns off the
front outboard passenger frontal airbag
under certain conditions. No other airbag is
affected by the passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with
sensors that are part of the front outboard
passenger seat and seat belt.
The sensors are designed to detect the
presence of a properly-seated occupant and
determine if the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag should be allowed to inflate
or not.
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly secured in a rear seat
in the correct child restraint for their weight
and size.
Rear-facing child restraints should not be
transported in the vehicle, even if the airbag
is off.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in the
front. This is because the risk to the
rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag

inflates.

Warning
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the
passenger frontal airbag inflates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inflating airbag. A child in a
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forward-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger
frontal airbag inflates and the passenger
seat is in a forward position.
Even if the passenger sensing system has
turned off the passenger frontal airbag,
no system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not inflate
under some unusual circumstance, even
though the airbag is off.
Never put a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat, even if the airbag is off.
If securing a forward-facing child restraint
in the front outboard passenger seat,
always move the seat as far back as it
will go. It is better to secure child
restraints in the rear seat. Consider using
another vehicle to transport the child
when a rear seat is not available.
The passenger sensing system is designed to
turn off the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag if:
The front outboard passenger seat is
unoccupied.
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