Safety features of your vehicle
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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 safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt.
The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which can
affect 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.C040301ABH
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
*1) The system judges a person of adult
size as an adult. When a smaller
adult sits in the front passenger seat,
the system may recognize him/her
as a child depending on his/her
physique and posture.
*2) Do not allow children to ride in the
front passenger seat. When a larger
child who has outgrown a child
restraint system sits in the front pas-
senger seat, the system may recog-
nize him/her as an adult depending
on his/her physique or posture.
*3) Never install a child restraint system
on the front passenger seat.
WARNING
Riding in an improper position or
placing weight on the front passen-
ger's seat when it is unoccupied by
a passenger adversely affects the
occupant classification system
(OCS).
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Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
1. Adult *1
2. Child*2or child restraint
system*3
3. Unoccupied
4. There is a malfunction in the
system
Off
On
On
OnOff
Off
Off
OnActivated
Deactivated
Deactivated
Deactivated
"PASS AIR BAG OFF"
indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passenger
air bag
Indicator/Warning light Devices
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Driving your vehicle
The LDWS does not operate
when:
The driver turns on the turn signal to
change lane.
However, when the hazard warning
flasher is operating, the LDWS oper-
ates normally.
Operating the wiper switch with HI
mode due to heavy rain.
Driving on the lane line.
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NOTICE
To change lane, operate the turn signal
switch then change the lane.
The LDWS may not warn you even
if the vehicle leaves the lane, or
may warn you even if the vehicle
does not leave the lane when:
The lane can't be visible due to snow,
rain, stain, a puddle or many other
things.
The brightness outside changes sud-
denly.
Not turning on the headlights at night
or in a tunnel.
Difficult to distinguish the color of the
lane marking from the road.
Driving on a steep grade or a curve.
Light reflects from the water on the
road.
The lens or windshield is stained with
foreign matter.
The sensor cannot detect the lane
because of fog, heavy rain or heavy
snow.
The surrounding of the inside rear view
mirror temperature is high due to a
direct sun light.
The lane is very wide or narrow.
The lane line is damaged or indistinct.
A shadow is on the lane line by a medi-
an strip.
There is a mark that looks like lane line.
There is a boundary structure. The distance from vehicle ahead is
very short or the vehicle ahead drives
hiding the lane line.
The vehicle shakes heavily.
The lane number increases or
decreases or the lane lines are cross-
ing.
Putting something on the dashboard.
Driving with the sun in front of you.
Driving in areas under construction.
The lane line is more than two.
