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The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has been certified to meet the low risk requirements for
3to 6year-old children (as defined in the standard) on the passenger side and small adults on the
driver side. Low risk deployment occurs in those crashes that take place at lower decelerations as de‐
fined in the electronic control unit. The low risk deployment criteria are intended to reduce the risk of
injury through interaction with the airbag that can occur in these collisions, for example, by being too
close to the steering wheel or instrument panel when the airbag inflates.
In addition, the system has been certified to comply with the suppression requirements of the Safety
Standard, to turn off the front airbag automatically for infants up to 12months who are restrained on
the front passenger seat in child restraints that are listed in the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Airbag System, all children, especially those
12years and younger, must always ride in the back seat properly restrained for their age and size.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to
ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a child in a forward-facing child restraint. It is a very
dangerous place for an infant or a larger child in a rearward-facing seat.
The vehicle's Advanced Airbag System has a capacitive passenger detection system in the front pas‐
senger seat cushion that can detect the presence of a baby or a child in a child restraint system on
this seat.
The capacitive passenger detection system measures the capacitance of the child and the child re‐
straint and a child blanket on the front passenger seat. The capacitance due to the presence of a
child, a child restraint, and a baby blanket on the front passenger seat is related to the child restraint
system resting on the seat. The capacitance of a child restraint system varies depending on the type
of system and specific make and model.
The electrical capacitance of the various types, makes, and models of child restraints specified by the
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the relevant safety standard are
stored in the Advanced Airbag System control unit together with the capacitances typical of infants
and a 1year-old child. When a child restraint is used on the front passenger seat with a typical
1year-old infant, the Advanced Airbag System compares the capacitance measured by the capacitive
passenger detection system with the data stored in the electronic control unit.
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
No matter what child restraint you use, make sure that it has been certified to meet U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard213 (FMVSS213) or, if you live in Canada, Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard213 (CMVSS213). Also make sure that the child restraint you are using has been
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