The front passenger sensing system can automatically turn off the
passenger front airbag when a rear facing child seat, a forward-facing
child restraint, or a booster seat is detected. Even with this technology,
parents are
STRONGLY
encouraged to always properly restrain children
in the rear seat. The sensor also turns off the airbag when the passenger
seat is empty to prevent unnecessary replacement of the airbag(s) after
a collision.
When the front passenger seat is occupied and the sensing system has
turned off the passenger’s frontal airbag, the “pass airbag off” indicator
will light and stay lit to remind you that the front passenger frontal
airbag is off. See
Front passenger sensing system
in the
Airbag
supplemental restraint system (SRS)
section of this chapter.
Front safety belt usage sensors
The front safety belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and
front outboard passenger safety belts are fastened. This information
allows your Personal Safety System
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to tailor the airbag deployment and
safety belt pretensioner activation depending upon safety belt usage.
Refer to
Safety belt usage sensors
later in this chapter.
Front outboard safety belt pretensioners
The safety belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are
designed to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body
during frontal collisions. This helps increase the effectiveness of the
safety belts. In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can be
activated alone or, if the collision is of sufficient severity, together with
the front airbags.
Front outboard safety belt energy management retractors
The front outboard safety belt energy management retractors allow
webbing to be pulled out of the retractor in a gradual and controlled
manner in response to the occupant’s forward momentum. This helps
reduce the risk of force-related injuries to the occupant’s chest by
limiting the load on the occupant. Refer to
Energy management
retractors
section in this chapter.
Determining if the Personal Safety System
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is operational
The Personal Safety System
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uses a warning light in the instrument
cluster or a back-up tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer
to the
Warning lights and chimes
section in the
Instrument Cluster
chapter. Routine maintenance of the Personal Safety System
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is not
required.
2007 Mark LT
(mlt)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)
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