Essential Safety Equipment; SRS Air Bags- Page 71

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

WARNING

  Do not decrease the total seated weight on the front passenger seat:

  When an adult or large child sits on the front passenger seat, decreasing the total seated 
weight on the front passenger seat required for air bag deployment is dangerous. The 
front passenger seat weight sensors will detect the reduced total seated weight condition 
and the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system will 
not deploy during an accident. The front passenger will not have the supplementary 
protection of the air bag, which could result in serious injury. Decreasing the total seated 
weight on the front passenger seat could result in an air bag not deploying under the 
following conditions, for example:

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  A front passenger is seated as shown in the following fi gure:

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  A rear passenger pushes up on the front passenger seat with their feet.

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  Luggage or other items placed under the front passenger seat or between the front 

passenger seat and driver seat that push up the front passenger seat bottom.

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  Any accessories which might decrease the total seated weight on the front passenger 

seat are attached to the front passenger seat.

  The front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner systems will 

deactivate if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.