Occupant safety
44
If the45 indicator lamp is illuminated,
the passenger front air bag is deactivated and
will not be deployed.
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the passenger seat.
If the45 indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
activated and will be deployed
RA child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates in a collision which could occur
under some circumstances, even with the
air bag technology installed in your vehicle.
Rin the event of certain frontal impacts
Rif impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
RIf you install a rear-facing child restraint on
the passenger seat, make sure the
Rindependently of the head-thorax air bag
If the passenger front air bag is deployed, the
rate of inflation will be influenced by
45 indicator lamp is illuminated,
indicating that the passenger front air bag
is deactivated. Should the45
indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while
the restraint is installed, please check
installation. Periodically check the
Rthe rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as
assessed by the air bag control unit
Rthe passenger’s weight category as
identified by the OCS
45
indicator lamp while driving to
make sure the45 indicator lamp is
illuminated. If the45 indicator lamp
goes out or remains out, do not transport a
child on the passenger seat until the
system has been repaired.
For more information on air bag display
messages in the multifunction display, see
(
Y page 229).
G Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropriate
infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster
seat recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates.
RIf you place a child in a forward-facing child
restraint on the passenger seat, move the
seat as far back as possible, use the proper
child restraint recommended for the age,
size and weight of the child, and secure
child restraint with the vehicle’s seat belt
according to the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions. For children larger than the
typical 12-month-old child, the passenger
front air bag may or may not be activated.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle’s seat belt fully in
accordance with the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always
sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Deployment of the driver front air bag does
not mean that the passenger front air bag also
should have deployed.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information:
The OCS may have determined
RYour vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to deactivate the
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
Rthat the seat was empty or occupied by the
weight up to or less than that of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard
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