Dodge 2013 Dart Owner's Manual page 69

• Occupant Classification Module (OCM) located in the
front passenger seat
• OCS Sensor located in the front passenger seat
• Air Bag Warning Light
The OCS will NOT prevent deployment of the passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag. The OCS may reduce the
inflation rate of the passenger Advanced Front Air Bag if
the sensors estimate that:
• The front passenger seat is unoccupied or has very
light objects in it; or
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a small pas-
senger, including a child; or
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a rearward
facing infant seat; or
• The front passenger is not properly seated or his or her
weight is taken off of the seat for a period of time.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 67
Front Passenger Seat
Occupant Status
Rearward-facing infant seat*
Child, including a child in a
forward-facing child re-
straint or booster seat*
Properly seated adult
Unoccupied seat
* It is possible for a child to be classified as an adult,
allowing a full-power front passenger air bag deploy-
ment. Never allow children to ride in the front passenger
seat and never install a child restraint system, including
a rearward-facing infant seat, in the front passenger seat.
Front Passenger Air
Bag Classification
Reduced-power
deployment
Full-power deployment
OR reduced-power
deployment
Full-power deployment
OR reduced-power
deployment
Reduced-power
deployment
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