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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

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Some models.

Front Passenger Occupant Classification System

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First, please read "Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions" (page 

2-40) 

carefully.

 Front Passenger Seat Weight Sensor

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger seat weight sensors as a part of the 

supplemental restraint system. These sensors are located under both of the front passenger 

seat rails. These sensors determine the total seated weight on the front passenger seat and 

monitor the seat belt buckle for the front passenger 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 illuminates.

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 

illuminates. 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 illuminates 

according to the following table.

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 is switched ON. The light turns off after a few seconds. Then, the indicator light 

illuminates or is off under the following conditions:

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