Airb a g syste m
The front Advanced Airbag System for the front
seat occupants is not a substitute for your safety
be lts. Rather, it is part of the overa ll occupant re-
stra int system in your vehicle. Always remember
that the airbag system can on ly help to protect
you, if you are sitting upr ight, wearing your safe -
ty belt and wearing it properly . This is why you
and your passengers must always be properly re-
stra ined, not just because the law requ ires you to
be.
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been cert ified to meet the "low risk" requ ire-
ments for 3 and 6 yea r-old children o n the pas-
senge r side and very sma ll adul t s on t he d river
side . The low risk dep loymen t criteria are intend -
ed to he lp reduce t he risk of injury through inter-
action with the front airbag that can occur, for
examp le, by being too close to the steering wheel
and instrument panel when the airbag inflates .
In addition, the system has been certified to
comp ly with the "suppression" requirements of
the Safety Standard, to turn off the front airbag
for infants 12 months old and younger who are
restrained on the front passenger seat in child re-
stra ints that are listed in the Standard
c::> page 168, Child restraints and Advanced front
airbag system.
"Suppression" requ ires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be turned off if:
- a chi ld up to about one year of age is restra ined
on the front passenger seat in one of the rear-
facing or forward-facing infant restraints listed
in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
with wh ich the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was ce rt ified . For a listing of the ch ild
restra ints tha t were used to certify your veh i-
cle's compl ian ce with the US Safety Standard
c::>page 168,
- When a person is detected on the fron t passen -
ger seat th at has an electr ical capacitance t hat
is mo re than the tota l electrical capac itance of
a chi ld that is about 1 year old restrained in one
of the rear -facing or forward-facing infant re-
straints (listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 with w hich the Advanced Airbag
System in your veh icle was certified) , the front
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airbag on the passenger side may or may not
dep loy.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes o n
whe n t he ele ct ronic control unit detec t s a t ot al
electrica l capacitance on the front passenger seat
that requires the front airbag to be turned 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 the contro l unit and
can deploy if the contro l unit senses an impact
that meets the cond itions stored in its memory .
If the total e lectr ical capacitance registered on
the front passenger seat is more than that of a
typ ical 1 year-old, but less than the weight of a
small adult, the front a irbag on the passenger
side may deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For example, t he airb ag may deploy if:
- a small ch ild that is heav ier than a typica l 1
year-old child is on the front passenger seat
(regard less of whether the child is in one of the
child seats listed
c::>page 168),
- a child who has outgrown child restraints is on
the front passenger seat .
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the center of
the instrument panel will come on and stay on.
If the front passenger airbag dep loys, the Feder -
al Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" dep loyment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury t hrough interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined
in the elect ronic control unit
c::> page 154 .
Always remember : Even though your vehicle is
equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest place
for childre n is properly restra ined on the back
seat. Please be su re to read the impo rtant info r-
mation in the sect ions that fo llow and be sure to
heed all of the WARNINGS.
_&. WARNING
To redu ce the risk of injury when an air ba g in-
flates, always wear safety be lts prope rly.
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