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Airb
a
g
syste
m
restrained, not just because the law requires you
to be
.
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been cert ified to meet the "low risk" require-
ments for 3 and 6 year-o ld children on the pas-
senger side and very sma
ll
adults on the driver
side
.
The low risk dep loyment cr iteria are intend-
ed to he lp reduce the risk of injury through inter-
action with the front airbag that can occur, for
example, by being too close to the steering wheel
a nd instrument panel when the airbag inflates
.
In addition, the system has been certified to
comply w ith the "suppression" requirements
of
the Safety Standard, to turn off the front a irbag
for infants 12 months old and younger who a re
restrained on the front passenger seat in child re-
stra ints that are listed in the Standa rd
¢
page 211, Child restraints and Advanced front
airbag system.
"Suppression" requ ires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be tu rned off if:
-
a child up to about one year of age is restra ined
on
the fro nt passenger seat in one of the rear-
facing or forward-facing infant restraints listed
in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
with wh ich the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was certified. For a listing of the ch ild
restraints that were used to certify your vehi
-
cle's compliance with the US Safety Standard
¢
page 211,
-
When a person is detected on the front passen-
ger seat that has an electrica
l
capacitance t hat
is more than the tota
l
electrical capacitance of
a chi ld that is about 1 year old restrained in one
of the rear-facing or forward-fac ing infant re-
straints (listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 w ith w hich the Advanced Airbag
System in your veh icle was certified), the front
airbag on the passenge
r
side may or may not
deploy.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on
when the e lectron ic cont rol un it detects a total
e lectr ica
l
capacitance on the front passenger seat
that requires the front a irbag to be turned off. If
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
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has not been turned off by the contro
l
uni
t
and
can deploy if the contro
l
unit senses an impact
that meets the cond itions stored in its memory.
If the total e lectr
ical
capacitance registered o
n
the front passenger seat is more than that of a
typica
l
1 year-old, but less than the weight of a
small adu lt, t he front a irbag on the passenger
s ide may deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For example
, t he
airbag ma
y
deplo
y
if
:
-
a small ch ild that is heav ier than a typica
l
1
year-old child is on the front passenger seat
(regard less
of
whether the child is in one
of
the
child seats listed
¢
page 211),
-
a child who has outgrown child restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger a irbag is t urned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of
the instr ument pane
l
will come on and stay on
.
If the front passenger a irbag deploys, the Feder-
al Standard requ ires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" dep loyment criteria to he lp reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the airbag
.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined
in the electronic contro
l
unit
¢
page 196.
Alwa
ys
remembe
r:
Even though your vehicle is
equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest place
for children is properly restrained on the back
seat. Please be sure to read the important infor-
mation in the sections that fo llow and be sure to
heed all of the WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag in-
flates, always wea
r
safety belts prope rly.
-
If you are unrestrained,
leaning forward, sit-
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much highe
r.
- You will also receive ser ious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when
it
inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag ¢page 184.
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