Seat Occupant; Advanced Air; Bag Disabled- Page 119

In order for the OCS to operate as designed, it
is important for the front passenger to be
seated properly and properly wearing the seat
belt. Properly seated passengers are:

• Sitting upright.

• Facing forward.

• Sitting in the center of the seat with their

feet comfortably on or near the floor.

• Sitting with their back against the seat back

and the seat back in an upright position.

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.

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

Unoccupied

seat*

Unbuckled

NOT

ILLUMI-

NATED

DEACTI-

VATED

Unoccupied

seat*

Buckled

“PASSEN-

GER AIR

BAG OFF”

DEACTI-

VATED

Grocery bags,

heavy brief-

cases, and

other

relatively

light objects

“PASSEN-

GER AIR

BAG OFF”

DEACTI-

VATED

Rear-facing

child

restraint**

“PASSEN-

GER AIR

BAG OFF”

DEACTI-

VATED

Seated Properly

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