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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
i Deployment of the driver front airbag
does not mean that the front passenger front
airbag also should have deployed.
The Occupant Classification System
(컄 page 88) may have determined:
앫 that the seat was empty or occupied by
the weight up to or less than that of a typ-
ical 12-month-old child seated in a stan-
dard child restraint - both instances where
the system suppresses deployment of the
front passenger front airbag even though
the impact met the criteria and was of suf-
ficient severity to deploy the driver front
airbag
앫 that the seat was occupied by a small indi-
vidual (such as a young teenager or a
small adult) or a child weighing more than
the weight of a typical 12-month-old child
in a standard child restraint - instances
where the system may suppress deploy-
ment of the front passenger front airbag
even though the impact met the criteria
and was of sufficient severity to deploy
the driver front airbag
Children can be killed or seriously injured
by an inflating airbag. Note the following
important information when circumstanc-
es require you to place a child in the front
passenger seat:
앫 Your vehicle is equipped with airbag
technology designed to turn off the
front passenger front airbag in your
vehicle when the system senses the
weight of a typical 12-month-old child
or less along with the weight of a stan-
dard appropriate child restraint on the
front passenger seat.
앫 A child in a rear-facing child restraint
on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the
front passenger front airbag inflates in
a collision which could occur under
some circumstances, even with the
airbag technology installed in your ve-
hicle. The only means to completely
eliminate this risk is to never place a
child in a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat. We therefore strongly
recommend that you always place a
child in a rear-facing child restraint in
the back seat.
컄컄
앫 If you must install a rear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to
do so, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is illumi-
nated, indicating that the front pas-
senger front airbag is deactivated.
Should the indicator lamp not illumi-
nate or go out while the restraint is in-
stalled, please check installation.
Periodically check the indicator lamp
while driving to make sure the lamp is
illuminated. If the PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp goes out or remains
out, do not transport a child on the
front passenger seat until the system
has been repaired. A child in a rear-fac-
ing child restraint on the front passen-
ger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the front passenger front
airbag inflates.
앫 If you have to place a child in a for-
ward-facing child restraint on the front
passenger seat, move the seat as far
back as possible, use the proper child
restraint recommended for the age,
size and weight of the child, and se-
cure child restraint with the vehicle’s
seat belt according to the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions. For chil-
dren larger than the typical 12-month-
old child, the front passenger front
airbag may or may not be activated
(컄 page 86).
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