Front Passenger Sensing - Aston Martin DB 9 2013 Manual

Front Passenger Sensing

The front passenger sensing system is part of an advanced restraints
system and gives the following, in addition to the restraints system.
Front passenger sensing is designed to meet the regulatory
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)208
and is designed to set the front passenger's front airbag to OFF under
certain conditions.
The system works with sensors which are installed in the front
passenger's seat. The sensors are designed to detect the presence of
a correctly seated passenger and determine if the front passenger's
front airbag should be set to ON or OFF.
If it is necessary to modify the advanced restraints system to
accommodate a person with disabilities, contact your Aston Martin
Dealer at the phone number shown in the dealer directory of this
owner's guide.
Front passenger sensing will set the front passenger's front airbag to
OFF if:
• The front passenger seat is unoccupied
• A child is present or a child is present in a child seat which is
installed according to the manufacturer's instructions
• A front passenger takes their weight off of the seat for a period of
time
If the front passenger seat is
occupied and the sensing system has
set the passenger's front airbag to
OFF, the PASS AIRBAG OFF symbol
(A) will come ON and stay ON to
show that the front passenger front
airbag is OFF.
Front passenger sensing will set the
front passenger's front airbag to ON
anytime the system senses that a
person of adult size is sitting
correctly in the front passenger seat.
Passenger Seat Airbag PASS AIRBAG OFF Lamp
Empty OFF OFF
Child + child seat OFF ON
Adult ON OFF
In some cases a small child placed in a child seat will not set the
PASS AIRBAG OFF symbol to ON. If this occurs the passenger airbag
status will be as described above for an empty seat, i.e. passenger seat
airbag 'OFF' and the PASS AIRBAG OFF symbol OFF.
The passenger sensing system may detect small or medium
objects placed on the seat base. For most objects which are on the
passenger seat, the passenger front airbag will be set to OFF. Even
though the passenger airbag is set to OFF, the PASS AIRBAG OFF
symbol may or may not come ON according to the table above.
The PASS AIRBAG OFF symbol will come ON for a short period
when the ignition is switched ON to confirm it is ready.
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