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PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF Light
Fig. 176 Section from
the instrum ent panel:
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF light
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light is located in the center of the
inst rume nt panel ~ f ig. 17 6.
The
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light will come on and stay on to t ell
you when the front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
t ur ned off by t he ele ct ronic control unit. Each t ime you t urn on t he
ign ition, the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light will flash for a few
se conds a nd:
• will stay on if t he front passenger seat is not occupied,
• will st ay on if th ere is a small child or child restrain t on t he front
passenger seat,
• will go ou t if th e fron t passe nger sea t is occup ied by an adul t as
registe red by t he weight-sens ing mat.
The
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light must come on and stay on if t he
ign ition is on and
• a car bed has been insta lled on t he front seat, or
• a rearward-facing child rest raint has been installed on the front
passenger seat, or
• a forward-faci ng child restraint has bee n installed on the front
passenge r seat,or
• the weight reg istered on the front passenger seat is equal to or
less t ha n the combined we ight of a ty pical 1 year -old re strained in
Controls and equip-
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one of the rear-facing or forward- facing infa nt restraints listed in
Fede ral Mot or Vehicle Safet y Stan dar d 20 8 wit h which t he Advanc ed
Airbag System in your vehicle was certified .
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the front a irbag will not
dep loy, and the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light will sta y on. Neve r
install a rearward -facing child restraint on the f ront passenge r seat,
t he safest pla ce fo r a child in any kind of child rest ra int is at one of the
seating positions on t he rear seat~
page 187, "Child restra ints on
t he fron t seat - so me im po rt ant t hings to know" and ~
p age 2 07,
"Child Safety" .
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light comes on when one of t he
conditions listed above is met, be sure to che ck t he light regu larly to
ma ke certain t hat the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light stays on contin-
uo usly whenever t he ignition is on.
If t he PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
light does not appear and not stay on a ll the time, stop as soon as it
is safe t o do so and
• reactivate the system by turni ng the ignition off and then t urning
it on again;
• remove and reinstall the child restraint. Make sure that the ch ild
restra int is prope rly installed and tha t t he safety belt fo r the fron t
passenger seat has bee n correctly routed around the child restra int as
desc ribed in t he child rest raint manufacturer's instr uctions;
• make sure that the convertib le locking feature on the safety belt
for the front passenge r seat has been act ivated and t hat t he safety
belt has bee n pulled t ight. The belt must not be loose or have loops
of slac k so that the senso r be low t he safety belt latch on the seat ca n
do its job
~
page 217.
• ma ke sure that thi ngs t ha t may increase the weig ht of t he chi ld
and child safety seat are not bei ng transported on the front
passenge r seat;
• make sure that the safety belt tension sensor is not blocked.
Shake the safety belt latc h on t he front passen ge r seat back and
fort h;
• If a strap or t et her is be ing used t o t ie t he chi ld safety seat to the
front passenger seat, make sure that it is not so tight that it causes .,
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