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Whe
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a person is detected on the front passenger seat, weighing
more
th
an the to
t
al weight of a child t hat is about 1 year old
restrained in one of the rear-facing or forward -facing infant
restraints (listed in Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was certified),
the front airbag on the passenger side may or may not deploy
.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on when the electronic
control unit detects a total weight on the front passenger seat that
requires the front airbag to be turned off
.
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been
t
u rned off by the contro
l
u
nit
and can dep loy if the
control unit senses an impact that meets the conditions stored in its
memory
.
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is more than that
of
a typical 1 year -old, but less than the we ight of a small adult, the
front airbag on the passenger side may dep loy (the
PASS
ENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For
example,
the airbag may deploy
if:
•
a small ch ild that is heavier than a typ ical 1 year-o ld child is on
the front passenger seat (regardless of whether the child is in one
of the child
saf
ety seats listed
~
page 167),
•
a child who has outgrown child
restr ai
nts is on the front
passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light in the cen
t
er of the instrument panel wi
ll co
me on and stay
on
.
The front airbag on the passenge
r
side may
not
deploy (the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not illuminate and stay lit) if:
•
a small adult or teenager is on the front passenger seat
•
a passenger who is not sitting upright with their back against a
non -reclined backrest with their feet on the vehicle floor in front of
the seat is on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag dep loys, the Federal Standard requires
the airbag t
o
meet the "low risk" deployment criteria to help reduce
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
the risk of injury through interaction with the airbag
.
" Low risk"
dep loyment occurs in those crashes that
t
ake place at lower decel
-
erations as defined in the electronic control unit~
page 148.
Alw ays
remembe r:
Even though your vehicle is equipped with
Advanced Airbags, the safes
t
place for chi ldren is properly
restrained on the back seat. Please be sure to read the important
informat ion in t he sections tha
t
follow a nd be sure
t
o heed
all
of the
WARNINGS.
&
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag inflates
,
always wear
safety belts prope rly.
•
If you are unrestrained
,
leaning forward
,
sitt ing sideways or out
of position in any w
ay,
your risk of injury
is
mu ch
higher.
•
You will also receive
serious
injurie
s
and could even be killed if
you are up against the airbag or too close t
o
it when it inflate
s -
even with an Advanced Airbag
=>
page
137.
&
WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat in stalled on the front
pa ssenge
r
seat
w
ill be ser iou
sly
injured and can be killed if the
front airb
ag
inflate
s -
even with an Advanced Airbag System
.
•
Although the Advan ced Airbag System in your vehicle is
de signed to turn off the front airbag when a rearward -fa cing child
restraint has been in stalled on the front pa ssenger seat
,
nobod
y
can ab solutely guarantee that deployment i
s
impo ssib le in all
conceivable situations that may happen during the useful life of
your vehicle
.
•
The inflating airbag
w
ill hit the
c
hild safety seat or inf ant
carrier with great force and will smash the chi ld safety seat and
child ag ainst the ba ckre st
,
door
,
or roof
.
•
Always in stall rearward -facing child restraint
s
in the back seat .
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