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Passenger Air Bag Disable (PAD) System
Passenger Seat
Occupant Sta-
tus
Passenger Ad-
vanced Air Bag
Disabled Indi-
cator Light
(“PAD”) Status
Passenger Air
Bag Status
Unoccupied
seat *
NOT ILLUMI-
NATED
DEACTIVATED
Grocery bags,
heavy brief-
cases, and other
relatively light
objects
“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
DEACTIVATED
Rearward facing
infant seat**
“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
DEACTIVATED
Child, including
a child seated in
a forward-
facing child re-
straint or
booster seat**
“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
DEACTIVATED
Small adult “PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
DEACTIVATED
Properly seated
adult
NOT ILLUMI-
NATED
ACTIVATED
* When the right front passenger seat is empty or when
very light objects are placed on the seat, the passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag will not inflate even though the
PAD indicator light is NOT illuminated.
**It is possible for a child to be classified as an adult,
allowing the deployment of the passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag. Never allow children to ride in the front
54 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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