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• If it is necessary to modify the air bag system for persons with disabilities, contact your
authorized dealer.
• Refer to the Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details regarding the Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS).
Occupant Classification System (OCS) – Front Passenger Seat
This vehicle is equipped with a right front passenger Occupant Classification System
(“OCS”) that is designed to activate or deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
depending on the occupant’ s seated weight.
It is designed to deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag for an unoccupied seat
and for occupants whose seated weight classifies them in a category other than a properly
seated adult. This could be a child, teenager , or even an adult.
The Occupant Classification System (OCS) consists of the following:
• Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
• Occupant Classification Module (OCM) and Sensor located in the front passenger seat
• Passenger Air Bag Disabled (P AD) Indicator Light – an amber light located in the center
of the instrument panel
• Air Bag W arning Light
The OCS may deactivate the deployment of the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag if the
OCS estimates that:
• The front passenger seat is unoccupied or has very light objects in it.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a rear -facing child restraint.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a child, including a child seated in a
forward-facing child restraint or booster seat.
• The front passenger seat is occupied by a small passenger, including a child or small
adult.
• The front passenger is not properly seated or his or her weight is taken off of the seat
for a period of time.
Front Passenger Seat
Occupant Status
Front Passenger Ad-
vanced Air Bag Disabled
Indicator Light (“PAD”)
Status
Front Passenger Air Bag Output
Unoccupied Seat* NOT ILLUMINATED DEACTIV ATED
Grocery bags, heavy brief-
cases, and other relatively
light objects
“PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF”
DEACTIV ATED
Rear -facing child restraint**
“PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF”
DEACTIV ATED
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