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Passenger Air Bag Disable (PAD) System
Front
Passenger
Seat Occupant
Status
Front
Passenger
Advanced Air
Bag Disabled
Indicator Light
(“PAD”) Status
Front
Passenger
Air Bag
Status
Child,
including
a child in a
forward-
facing child
restraint or
booster
seat**
“PASSEN-
GER AIR
BAG OFF”
DEACTI-
VATED
Small adult “PASSEN-
GER AIR
BAG OFF”
DEACTI-
VATED
Properly
seated adult
NOT
ILLUMI-
NATED
ACTIVATED
* When the front passenger seat is empty or
when very light objects are placed on the seat
and the seat belt is unbuckled, the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag will not deploy even
though the PAD System 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 passenger
seat and never install a child restraint sys-
tem, including a rear-facing child restraint, in
the front passenger seat.
WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in front of an air bag. A deploying pas-
senger front air bag can cause death or
serious injury to a child 12 years or
younger, including a child in a rear-
facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in
the rear seat of a vehicle with a rear seat.
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag Disabled
(PAD) Indicator Light
The Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag Dis-
abled (PAD) Indicator Light (an amber light
located on the overhead sports bar) tells the
driver and front passenger when the Passen-
ger Advanced Front Air Bag is deactivated.
The PAD Indicator light illuminates the words
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” to show that
the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag will
not deploy during a collision. When the front
passenger seat is empty or when very light
objects are placed on the seat and the seat
belt is unbuckled, the Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag will not deploy even though the
PAD indicator light is NOT illuminated.
The PAD indicator light should not be illumi-
nated when an adult passenger is properly
seated in the front passenger seat. The driver
and adult passenger should verify that the
PAD Indicator Light is not illuminated when
an adult is riding in the front passenger seat.
If an adult is not seated properly, the Passen-
ger Advanced Front Air Bag may deactivate
and the PAD Indicator Light will be illumi-
nated.
The PAD Indicator Light should be illumi-
nated and the Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag should be deactivated for most properly
seated and restrained children in the passen-
ger seat and for most properly installed child
restraint systems.
SAFETY
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