If the word ON or the on symbol is lit on the passengerairbag status indicator, it means that the right frontpassenger’s frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impactairbag are enabled (may inflate).{CAUTION:If the on indicator comes on when you havea rear-facing child restraint installed in theright front passenger’s seat, it means that thepassenger sensing system has not turnedoff the passenger’s frontal airbag andseat-mounted side impact airbag (if equipped).A child in a rear-facing child restraint can beseriously injured or killed if the right frontpassenger’s airbag inflates. This is becausethe back of the rear-facing child restraint wouldbe very close to the inflating airbag. Do not usea rear-facing child restraint in the right frontpassenger’s seat if the airbag is turned on.{CAUTION:Even though the passenger sensing system isdesigned to turn off the right front passenger’sfrontal airbag and seat-mounted side impactairbag (if equipped) if the system detects arear-facing child restraint, no system is fail-safe,and no one can guarantee that an airbag will notdeploy under some unusual circumstance, eventhough it is turned off. We recommend thatrear-facing child restraints be secured in a rearseat, even if the airbag is or airbags are off.If the word OFF or the off symbol is lit on the passengerairbag status indicator, it means that the passengersensing system has turned off the right front passenger’sfrontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag.See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-45 for moreon this, including important safety information.3-48
