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With Passenger Occupant Classification
System
In addition, the passenger side bag is
designed to only deploy when the passenger
occupant classification sensor detects a
passenger sitting on the passenger's seat.
Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation condi
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tions are indicated by a warning. Refer to the
beginning paragraph of “Warning Lights And
Messages” in “Getting To Know Your Instru
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ment Panel” for further information.
Seat belts (and child restraints where
appropriate) are necessary for your
protection in all collisions. They also
help keep you in position, away from an
inflating Side Air Bag. To get the best
protection from the Side Air Bags, occu
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pants must wear their seat belts properly
and sit upright with their backs against
the seats. Children must be properly
restrained in a child restraint or booster
seat that is appropriate for the size of the
child.
WARNING!
Side Air Bags need room to inflate. Do
not lean against the door or window. Sit
upright in the center of the seat.
Being too close to the Side Air Bags
during deployment could cause you to be
severely injured or killed.
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Relying on the Side Air Bags alone could
lead to more severe injuries in a colli
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sion. The Side Air Bags work with your
seat belt to restrain you properly. In
some collisions, Side Air Bags won’t
deploy at all. Always wear your seat belt
even though you have Side Air Bags.
WARNING!
If a child restraint system, child, small
teenager or adult in the front passenger
seat is seated improperly, the occupant
may provide an output signal to the OCS
that is different from the occupant’s
properly seated weight input. This may
result in serious injury or death in a colli
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sion.
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Always wear your seat belt and sit prop
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erly, with the seatback in an upright
position, your back against the seatback,
sitting upright, facing forward, in the
center of the seat, with your feet
comfortably on or near the floor.
Do not carry or hold any objects (e.g.,
backpacks, boxes, etc.) while seated in
the front passenger seat. Holding an
object may provide an output signal to
the OCS that is different than the occu
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pant’s properly seated weight input,
which may result in serious injury or
death in a collision.
Placing an object on the floor under the
front passenger seat may prevent the
OCS from working properly, which may
result in serious injury or death in a colli
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sion. Do not place any objects on the
floor under the front passenger seat.
WARNING! (Continued)
