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Safety features of your vehicle
Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the seat
cushion, with the person's legs comfort-
ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the seat belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the seat belt.
The OCS may not function properly ifthe passenger takes actions which can
defect the detection system. These
include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or resting them on other locations
which reduce the passenger weight
on the front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back.Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
*1: If the front passenger seat is occu- pied by a child who is not in a CRS,
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator may or may not be on. This is a
normal condition. But to maximize
safety, do not allow children to ride in
the front passenger seat.
*
2: Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
WARNING
Riding in an improper position or
placing weight or an active elec-
tronic device (ex. Laptop computer,
navigation etc..) on the front pas-
senger's seat when it is unoccu-
pied by a passenger adversely
affects the occupant classification
system (OCS).
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Condition
detected by the
occupant classi- fication system
1. Adult or child*1
2. Child restraint
system*2
3. Unoccupied
4. There is amalfunction in
the system
Off
On
On
Off Off
Off
Off
On Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated
Activated
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passen-ger air bag
Activated
Activated
Activated
Activated
Side air bag
Activated
Activated
Activated
Activated
Curtain air bag
Indicator/Warning light Devices
