
FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Sitting improperly, out
of position or with the seatback reclined
too far can take weight off the seat
cushion and affect the decision of the
passenger sensing system, resulting in
serious injury or death in the event of a crash. Always sit upright against your
seat back, with your feet on the floor.
WARNING: Any alteration or
modification to the front passenger seat
may affect the performance of the front
passenger sensing system. This could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death.
FRONT PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM INDICATORS Passenger Airbag
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator
Occupant
Disabled
OFF: Illuminated
Empty
ON: Not Illuminated Disabled
OFF: Illuminated
Child
ON: Not Illuminated Enabled
OFF: Not Illuminated
Adult
ON: Illuminated
CRASH SENSORS AND
AIRBAG INDICATOR WARNING:
Modifying or adding
equipment to the front end of your
vehicle (including hood, bumper system,
frame, front end body structure, tow
hooks and hood pins) may affect the
performance of the airbag system,
increasing the risk of injury. Do not
modify or add equipment to the front
end of your vehicle. Your vehicle has a collection of crash and
occupant sensors. These sensors provide
information to the restraints control
module which activates the following:
•
Front and rear seatbelt pretensioners.
• Driver airbag.
• Passenger airbag.
• Seat mounted side airbags.
• Safety Canopy.
Based on the type of crash, the restraints
control module deploys the appropriate
safety devices.
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A
A/C
See: Climate Control - Vehicles With:
Automatic Temperature Control...............43
See: Climate Control - Vehicles With: Manual Temperature Control..................................... 46
About This Publication...................................5 Features and Options............................................ 5
Illustrations................................................................5
Location of Components..................................... 5
ABS See: Brakes............................................................. 58
Adjusting the Seatbelts During Pregnancy.......................................................21
Airbag Precautions........................................28
Airbags...............................................................26 Front Passenger Sensing System.................. 30
Air Conditioning See: Climate Control - Vehicles With:
Automatic Temperature Control...............43
See: Climate Control - Vehicles With: Manual Temperature Control..................................... 46
Automatic Locking Mode.............................21 Disengaging Automatic Locking Mode.........21
Engaging Automatic Locking Mode...............21
What Is Automatic Locking Mode................... 21
Automatic Transmission..............................57 Automatic Transmission Positions................57
Automatic Transmission Positions
..........57
Drive (D)................................................................... 57
Neutral (N).............................................................. 57
Park (P).................................................................... 57
Reverse (R)............................................................. 57
B
Booster Seats
...................................................16
Types of Booster Seats....................................... 17
Brakes.................................................................58 Brakes – Troubleshooting................................. 58
Brakes – Troubleshooting...........................58 Brakes – Warning Lamps.................................. 58
C
Calculating Payload
......................................63 Calculating the Load Limit.........................63
Helpful examples for calculating the
available amount of cargo and luggage
load capacity.................................................... 64
California Proposition 65 - United States of America
......................................................97
Changing a Flat Tire......................................90 Tire Change Procedure...................................... 90
Changing a Road Wheel.............................90
Checking the Tire Pressures......................85
Checking the Wiper Blades........................36
Children and Airbags....................................29
Child Restraint Anchor Points......................9 Locating the Child Restraint Lower Anchor
Points..................................................................... 9
Locating the Child Restraint Top Tether Anchor Points.................................................... 10
What Are the Child Restraint Anchor Points..................................................................... 9
Child Restraints
...............................................10
Child Restraint Position Information.............10
Child Restraints Recommendation................12
Child Safety
........................................................8
Child Restraint Anchor Points............................ 9
Child Restraints..................................................... 10
Installing Child Restraints.................................. 12
Child Safety Precautions
...............................8
Cleaning the Exterior.....................................73 Cleaning Windows and Wiper Blades..........73
Climate Control
...............................................43
Climate Control Hints...................................44 Defogging the Side Windows in Cold
Weather.............................................................. 45
General Hints......................................................... 44
Quickly Cooling the Interior.............................. 45
Quickly Heating the Interior.............................. 45
Recommended Settings for Cooling............45
Recommended Settings for Heating............45
Crash and Breakdown Information.........69 Jump Starting the Vehicle................................ 69
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator........32
Customer Information
.................................96
D
Data Privacy
........................................................7
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Tire Quality Grades.....................................74
Temperature A B C............................................... 75
Traction AA A B C.................................................. 75
Treadwear................................................................ 74
Directing the Flow of Air..............................44 Directing Air to the Footwell Air Vents.........44
Directing Air to the Instrument Panel Air
Vents.................................................................... 44
Directing Air to the Windshield Air Vents.................................................................... 44
Disposing of Airbags.....................................33
E
Event Data
...........................................................7
F
Fastening and Unfastening the Seatbelts
........................................................20
Unfastening the Seatbelts............................... 20
Flat Tire See: Changing a Flat Tire.................................. 90
Front Passenger Sensing System............30 Front Passenger Sensing System
Indicators............................................................ 32
Front Passenger Sensing System Precautions........................................................ 32
How Does the Front Passenger Sensing System Work..................................................... 30
What Is the Front Passenger Sensing System................................................................ 30
Front Seats
.......................................................49
Heated Seats......................................................... 52
Manual Seats......................................................... 49
Power Seats............................................................ 51
G
Glossary of Tire Terminology....................80
H
Heated Seats
...................................................52
Heated Seat Precautions.................................. 52
Switching the Heated Seats On and Off........................................................................\
. 52Heating
See: Climate Control - Vehicles With:
Automatic Temperature Control...............43
See: Climate Control - Vehicles With: Manual Temperature Control..................................... 46
How Does the Personal Safety System Work.................................................................25
How Does the Safety Canopy ™
Work..................................................................27
How Do the Front Airbags Work...............26
How Do the Side Airbags Work.................26
I
Identifying the Climate Control Unit
.......43
Inflating the Tires...........................................85
Information on the Tire Sidewall..............75 Information on P Type Tires............................. 76
Inspecting the Tire for Damage
................86
Safety Practices................................................... 86
Inspecting the Tire for Wear
......................86
Inspecting the Wheel Valve Stems.........87
Installing Child Restraints............................12 Combining the Seatbelt and Lower Anchors
for Attaching Child Restraints..................... 15
Installing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat....................................................................... 15
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children................................................................ 14
Using Seatbelts...................................................... 12
Using Tether Straps.............................................. 16
Instrument Cluster Indicators...................40 Adaptive Cruise Control.................................... 40
Automatic Headlamp High Beam.................40
Auto-Start-Stop................................................... 40
Blind Spot Monitor.............................................. 40
Cruise Control....................................................... 40
Differential Lock................................................... 40
Drive Modes............................................................. 41
Four-Wheel Drive.................................................. 41
Front Airbag............................................................. 41
Front Fog Lamp..................................................... 41
Headlamp High Beam......................................... 41
Hill Descent............................................................. 41
Lane Keeping System.......................................... 41
One Pedal Drive..................................................... 41
Parking Lamps....................................................... 41
Pre-Collision Assist.............................................. 41
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