Owner's Manual

The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off
the right front passenger’s frontal air bag if:
the right front passenger seat is unoccupied,
0 the system determines that an infant is present in a
the system determines that a small child is present
the system determines that a small child is present
rear-facing infant seat,
in a forward-facing child restraint,
in a booster seat,
a right front passenger takes hidher weight off of
the right front passenger seat is occupied by a
the seat for a period of time.
smaller person, such as a child who has outgrown
child restraints,
system or the passenger sensing system.
@ or if there is a critical problem with the air bag
When the passenger sensing system has turned
off the
passenger’s frontal air bag, the
off indicator will light
and stay lit to remind you that the air bag is
off.
The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off
the passenger’s frontal air bag when a rear facing infant
seat, a forward-facing child restraint or a booster seat
is detected. If the child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, turn the vehicle
off, remove
the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the
restraint following the child restraint manufacturer’s
directions and refer to Securing
a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat
Position on page 1-46 of this manual.
If after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting
the vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, secure the child in
the child restraint in a rear seat position in the vehicle
and check with your dealer.
The passenger sensing system is designed
to enable
(may inflate) the right front passenger’s frontal air
bag anytime the system senses that a person of adult
size is sitting properly in the right front passenger’s seat.
When the passenger sensing system has allowed the
air bag to be enabled, the on indicator will light and stay
lit to remind you that the air bag is active.
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