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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

Front passenger seat weight sensors

If your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors, a front passenger air 
bag deactivation indicator light is also equipped (page 2-29). These sensors are located 
under both of the front passenger seat rails. These sensors determine the total seated weight 
on the front passenger seat. The sensors are also designed to prevent the front passenger 
front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system from inflating if the total seated 
weight is less than approximately 30 kg (66 lb).

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:

•

There is no passenger in the front passenger seat. (The front passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator light does not illuminate.)

•

The total seated weight on the front passenger seat is less than approximately 30 kg (66 
lb). (The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.)

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 illuminates 
according to the chart below.

The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light flashes 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 illuminates to remind you that the front passenger front and side air 
bags and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.

If the front passenger weight sensors are normal, the indicator light illuminates when the 
ignition switch is turned to the ON position. After about 6 seconds it goes out.

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