Essential Safety Equipment; In a crash, if the air bag is turned; OFF, this energy management seat- Page 50

Essential Safety Equipment

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In a crash, if the air bag is turned
OFF, this energy management seat
belt might permit the person wear-
ing the belt to move forward enough
to incur a serious or fatal injury.
The more severe the crash, and the
heavier the occupant, the greater
the risk is. Be sure the air bag is
turned ON for any person who does
not qualify under the NHTSA deac-
tivation criteria.

NOTE

If the yellow peel-off label is still on
the switch, pull the tab to remove it,
and discard it.

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To deactivate the passenger
air bag

1.

Insert the ignition key, turn the
switch to OFF position and hold in
OFF position while removing the
key.

2.

When the ignition is turned on, the
OFF light illuminates briefly,
momentarily shuts off and then turns
back on. This indicates that the pas-
senger air bag is deactivated.