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The Occupant Classification Module (OCM) — If
Equippedislocatedbeneaththefrontpassengerseat.
TheOCMclassifiestheoccupantintooneofthreesize
categoriesbasedontheinputfromtheBladderAssem-
bly and Belt Tension Sensor. The size categories in-
clude empty, child, and adult. The OCM sends the
Occupant Classification to the ORC to identify if a
frontpassengerairbagisallowed.Ifafaultispresent,
theAIRBAGwarninglightisilluminated.
turnedOFF.Whentheocssystemdetectsanadultthe
PADindicatorlightwillbeoff,andtheairbagwillbe
enabled.
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The Belt Tension Sensor (BTS) — If Equipped is
locatedattheoutboardpassengerlapbeltanchor.The
BTS generates a signal based on outboard lap belt
tension.ThissignalissenttotheOCMtoensurethat
theresultantbladderpressureincreaseduetoapplied
lapbelttensiondoesnotcauseasmalloccupanttobe
classifiedasalargeroccupant.
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The Passenger Airbag Disabled (PAD) Indicator
Light — If Equipped indicates to the driver and
passenger when the airbag is turned OFF in the
presenceofaproperlyseatedoccupant.WhenthePAD
indicatorlightisilluminated,theairbagisOFF.Also,
when the Occupant Classification System detects ei-
theranemptyseatoraweightlessthanthepredeter-
mined occupant threshold, the ORC will not illumi-
natethePADindicatorlighteventhoughtheairbagis
The Bladder Assembly — If Equipped is located
beneath the seat cushion foam. The pressure sensor
sendsasignaltotheOCM.
Thefrontpassengerseatassemblycontainscriticalcom-
ponents that affect the front passenger airbag deploy-
ment.Correctlyfunctioningfrontpassengerseatcompo-
nentsarecriticalfortheOccupantClassificationSystem
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Model Year | 2005 |
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