Occupant safety
43
G Warning!
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as an
adult or someone larger than a small
individual, the42 indicator lamp
will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds
when the engine is started and then goes out,
indicating that the front passenger front air
bag is activated.
If the42 indicator lamp
illuminates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the front
passenger seat, have the front passenger
reposition himself or herself in the seat until
the42 indicator lamp goes out,
or check whether objects are caught under or
around the seat.
If the42 indicator lamp is
illuminated, the front passenger front air bag
is deactivated and will not be deployed.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow front passenger front air bag
deployment when the OCS has classified the
front passenger seat occupant as weighting
as much as or less than a typical 12-month-
old child in a standard child restraint or if the
front passenger seat is classified as being
empty.
If the42 indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the front passenger front air bag
is activated and will be deployed
Rin the event of certain frontal impacts
Rif impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as
being up to or less than the weight of a typical
Rindependently of the side impact air bags
If the front passenger front air bag is
deployed, the rate of inflation will be
influenced by
12-month-old
child in a standard child
restraint, the42 indicator lamp
will illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
Rthe rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as
assessed by the air bag control unit
Rthe front passenger’s weight category as
identified by the OCS
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat is classified as being empty,
the42 indicator lamp will
illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
For further information, see "Air bag display
messages" (Y page 224).
G Warning
Accident statistics show that children
secured in the rear seats are safer than
children secured in the front-passenger seat.
For this reason, we strongly advise that you
always secure children in the rear seats.
Regardless of the seat position, children
under 12 years must be secured correctly in
a suitable infant or child restraint system or
booster seat suitable for the size and weight
of the child.
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as
being heavier than the weight of a typical
12-month-old
child seated in a standard child
restraint or as being a small individual (such
as a young teenager or a small adult), the
4
2 indicator lamp will illuminate
for approximately 6 seconds when the engine
is started and then, depending on occupant
weight sensor readings from the seat, remain
illuminated or go out. With the4
The infant or child restraint system must be
correctly secured using the vehicle's seat
belt, the seat belt and Top Tether belt or the
lower anchorages and the Top Tether belt in
2
indicator lamp illuminated, the
front passenger front air bag is deactivated.
With the42 indicator lamp out,
the front passenger front air bag is activated.
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