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Front passenger air bag and status
light
WARNING
The front passenger air bag and front
passenger supplemental knee air bag
are designed to automatically turn OFF
under some conditions. Read this sec-
tion carefully to learn how it operates.
Proper use of the seat, seat belt, and
child restraints is necessary for most
effective protection. Failure to follow all
instructions in this manual concerning
the use of seats, seat belts, and child
restraints can increase the risk or se-
verity of injury in an accident.
Status light
The front passenger seat is equipped with
an occupant classification sensor (weight
sensor) that turns the front passenger air
bag and front passenger supplemental
knee air bag on or off depending on the
weight applied to the front passenger seat.
The status of the front passenger air bag
(ON or OFF) is indicated by the front pas-
senger air bag status light
which is
located on the instrument panel.
After the ignition switch is placed in the
"ON" position, the front passenger air bag
status light on the instrument panel illumi-
nates for about 7 seconds and then turns
off or remains illuminated depending on
the front passenger seat occupied status.
The light operates as follows:
• Unoccupied front passenger's seat: The
light is OFF and the front passenger
air bag and front passenger supplemen-
tal knee air bag are OFF and will not in-
flate in a crash.
• Front passenger seat occupied by a
small adult, child or child restraint as out-
lined in this section: The
light illumi-
nates to indicate that the front passen-
ger air bag and front passenger
supplemental knee air bag are OFF and
will not inflate in a crash.
• Occupied front passenger seat and the
passenger meets the conditions as out-
lined in this section: The
light is OFF
to indicate that the front passenger air
bag and front passenger supplemental
knee air bag are operational.
In addition to the above, certain objects
placed on the front passenger seat may
also cause the light to operate as de-
scribed above depending on their weight.
For additional information related to the
normal operation and troubleshooting of
this occupant classification sensor system,
please see “Normal operation” (P. 1-54) and
“Troubleshooting” (P. 1-55).
Front passenger air bag
The front passenger air bag is designed to
automatically turn OFF when the vehicle is
operated under some conditions as de-
scribed below in accordance with U.S.regu-
lations. If the front passenger air bag is OFF,
it will not inflate in a crash. The driver air bag
LRS3091
1-52 Safety-Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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