Essential Safety Equipment; SRS Air Bags- Page 64

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

 Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System

            First,  please  read  "Supplemental  Restraint  System  (SRS)  Precautions"  (page   2-35 )  carefully.

 Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation Sensor

    Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classifi cation sensor as a part 
of the supplemental restraint system. This sensor is equipped in the front passenger's seat 
cushion. This sensor measures the electrostatic capacity of the front passenger's seat. The 
SAS unit is designed to prevent the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt 
pretensioner system from deploying if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator 
light turns on.
  To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, 
the system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt 
pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns 
on. Refer to the following table for the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light 
illumination conditions.

  This system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner 
system, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on 
according to the following table.

  The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light fl ashes and the front passenger 
air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates if the sensors have a possible malfunction. 
If this happens, the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system 
will not deploy.

  Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

    This indicator light turns on to remind you that the front passenger front and side air bags 
and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.