___ A_ir_b_a_g~ s_y_s_t_e_m _________________________________________________ _
When a person is detected on the front passe nger seat, wei gh ing
mo re tha n th e total w eigh t of a chil d th at is about 1 year ol d
restra ined in one of th e rear-faci ng or forward -fac ing infa nt
restr aints (listed in Fede ral Motor Vehicle Safety Sta ndard
208 with
which the Advanced Airba g Syst em in your vehic le was certified),
the fro nt airbag o n the passenge r side m ay or may not dep loy.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht comes on wh en th e elect ro nic
control unit detects a total weight on the front passenger seat that
requi res th e fr ont airbag to be t u rned off. If t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned off by th e co ntro l unit and can dep loy if t he
control unit senses an impact that meets the conditions stored in its
memo ry.
If the t otal we igh t on the fro nt passe ng er seat is more th an t hat of
a typical
1 year-old, but less than the we ight of a sma ll adult, the
fr ont airbag on the passen ger side may dep loy (the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not come onl.
For example , the airbag may deploy if:
• a sma ll child th at is heav ier t han a ty pica l 1 yea r-old ch ild is on
the front passenger seat (regardless of whether the chi ld is in one
of the chil d safet y seats listed~
page 192),
• a ch ild who has out grown chi ld restr ain t s is on the fr ont
passeng er seat.
If the front passenge r airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
lig ht in the center of t he instrum ent panel wi ll co me on and stay
on.
The fr o nt airb ag on t he passenger side may
not dep loy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht does not illu mina te and stay lit) if:
• a small adult or teenager is on the front passenger seat
• a passe nge r w ho is not sitt ing uprig ht wi th th eir back aga in st a
non -reclined bac krest with their fee t on the veh icle floor in front of
the seat is on t he fr ont passenger seat .
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federa l Standard requires
th e airb ag to meet th e " low risk" dep loy ment cri teria to help redu ce
the risk of injury throu g h interact ion with the airbag. " Low risk"
deploy ment occu rs in th ose crashes that take place at low er d ecel-
erations as defined in the electronic contro l unit~
page 179.
Always remember: Even though your vehic le is equipped with
Advan ced Ai rbags , th e safe st place for child ren is properly
restra ined on the back seat. Please be sure to read the important
info rm at ion in th e sect ions t hat f ollow and be sure to heed all of the
WARNINGS.
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag inflates , always wear
safety belts properly.
• If you are unrestrained, leaning forward , sitting sideways or out
of posit ion in any way, your risk of injury is much higher.
• You will also receive serious injuries and could even be killed if
you are up against the airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag => page 168.
& WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• Although the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle is
designed to turn off the front airbag when a rearward -facing child
restraint has been installed on the front passenger seat , nobody
can absolutely guarantee that deployment is impossible in all
conceivable situations that may happen during the useful life of
your vehicle.
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center arm rest, door, or roof.
• Alway s install rearward -facing child restraints in the back seat . •
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