158 Airbag sys te m
sudden maneuver . Objects near the
air bags can become projectiles and cause
injury, particularly when the s eat is re
cli ned .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the
front passenger seat could cause the ca
pacitive senso r in the seat to s ignal to
airbag system that t he seat is occupied
by a person whe n it in fa ct is not, o r th at
the person on the sea t is he avie r than he
or s he actually is. The change in electric
capacitance because of such objects can
cause the passenger front airbag to be
t ur ned on when it sho uld be off, or can
cause the airbag to work in a way that is
different from the way it wou ld have
worked w ithout ob jects on the seat .
- Always make sure that there is nothing
on the front passenge r seat that will
cause the capaci tiv e passenge r detection
system in the s eat to s ignal to the A irbag
System that t he seat is occupied by a
perso n when it is not, or to sign al that it
is occupied by someone who is heavier
than the person actually sitting on the
seat . The prese nce of an o bject co uld
cause the passenger front a irbag to be
t u rned on when it sho uld be off, or co uld
cause the airbag to work in a way that is
differe nt from the way it wou ld have
worked w it h out the object on the sea t.
.&, WARNING
The fine dust created when a irbags deploy
can ca use b reathing problems for peop le
w ith a hi story of ast hma o r othe r brea th
ing conditions .
- T o redu ce the r is k of breathing p rob lems,
th ose w it h a sthma or o ther resp iratory
condit ions shoul d ge t fresh a ir right
away by gett ing out of the vehicle o r
opening windows or doo rs .
- If you are in a coll is ion in which a irbags
dep loy, wash yo ur hands and face w ith
mild soap and water befo re eating . -
Be ca reful not to get the dust into your
eyes, or into any c uts or scratches.
- If the res id ue s hould get into your eyes,
f lush them w ith wate r.
Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag
System
tli Airbag monitor ing indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function
of the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag
monitoring indicator light and the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light.
The Advance d Airbag System as well as the
s ide airbags and side curta in a irbags w ith
eject ion mit igat ion features (including the
electron ic contro l unit, se nsors a nd system
wiring) are all mon itored continuously to
make su re that t hey are functioning p roperly
whenever the ignition is on. Eve ry time you
tu rn o n the ignition, the airbag sys tem indica
tor light II will come on fo r a few seconds
(funct ion check) .
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
II:
- does not come on when the igni tion is
sw itched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the igni tion, or
- comes on while driv ing .
If an airbag system malfunction is detected,
the indicator lig ht w ill first sta rt flashing to
catch t he d rive r's a ttent io n and the n stay on
c onti nuously to serve as a constant rem inder
to have the sys tem inspected immed iate ly.
If a malfunction occurs that tu rns the front
airbag on the passenge r side off, the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
o n wheneve r th e ign ition is on.
