SAFETY 247
* When the front passenger seat is empty or when very light objects
are placed on the seat and the seat belt is unbuckled, the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag will not deploy even though the PAD
System Indicator Light is NOT illuminated.
** It is possible for a child to be classified as an adult, allowing the
deplo
yment of the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag. Never allow
children to ride in the front passenger seat and never install a child
restraint system, including a rear-facing child restraint, in the front
passenger seat.
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag Disabled (PAD) Indi-
cator Light
The Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag Disabled (PAD)
Indic
ator Light (an amber light located on the overhead
sports bar) tells the driver and front passenger when the
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag is deactivated. The PAD
Indicator light illuminates the words “PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF” to show that the Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag will not deploy during a collision. When the front
passenger seat is empty or when very light objects are placed
on the seat and the seat belt is unbuckled, the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag will not deploy even though the
PAD indicator light is NOT illuminated.
Small adult
“PASSENGER
AIR B
AG OFF”
DEACTIVATED
Properly seated
adult
N
OT
ILLUMINATED
ACTIVATED
Passenger Air Bag Disable (PAD) System
Front Passenger
Seat Occupant
Status
Front Passenger
Advanced Air
Bag Disabled
Indicator Light
(“PAD”) Status
Front Passenger
Air Bag Status
WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an
air
bag. A deploying passenger front air bag can cause
death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the front
seat
of a vehicle. Only use a rear-facing child restraint
in the rear seat. If the vehicle does not have a rear seat,
do not transport a rear-facing child restraint in that
vehicle.
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