SAFETY 249
Lighter Weight Passengers (Including Small Adults)
When a lighter weight passenger, including a small adult,
occu
pies the passenger seat, the Passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag may be deactivated. Therefore, the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag may or may not be activated for a
lighter weight passenger, including a small adult
(depending on size) who is seated in the passenger seat. This
does not mean that the OCS is working improperly.
The driver and passenger must always use the PAD Indi-
cator Light as a determination of whether the Passenger
Adva
nced Front Air Bag is activated or deactivated. If the
PAD Indicator Light is illuminated with the words
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” when an adult is in the front
passenger seat, have the passenger reposition his or her body
in the seat until the PAD Indicator Light goes out.
If the PAD Indicator Light is illuminated with the words
“PAS
SENGER AIR BAG OFF” the Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag will not inflate in the event of a collision.
Do Not Decrease OR Increase The Front Passenger’s
Seat
ed Weight On The Front Passenger Seat
The front passenger’s seated weight must be properly posi-
tioned on the front passenger seat. Failure to do so may
r
esu
lt in serious injury or death. The OCS determines the
most probable classification of the occupant that it detects.
The OCS will detect the front passenger’s decreased or
increased seated weight, which may result in deactivation or
WARNING!
• If the PAD Indicator Light remains illuminated for an
adu
lt passenger, have an authorized dealer service the
air bag system immediately. Failure to do so may cause
serious injury or death. If the PAD Indicator Light is
illuminated with the words "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF," the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag will not
deploy in the event of a collision.
• 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
sea
t 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.
• Children 12 years or younger should always ride
buc
kled up in the rear seat of a vehicle with a rear seat.
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