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Essential Safety EquipmentSRS Air BagsFront passenger seat weight sensorsIf your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors, a front passenger airbag deactivation indicator light is also equipped (page 2-30). These sensors are locatedunder both of the front passenger seat rails. These sensors determine the total seated weighton the front passenger seat. The sensors are also designed to prevent the front passengerfront and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system from inflating if the total seatedweight is less than approximately 30 kg (66 lb).To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, thesystem deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat beltpretensioner system when:l There is no passenger in the front passenger seat. (The front passenger air bagdeactivation indicator light does not illuminate.)l The total seated weight on the front passenger seat is less than approximately 30 kg (66lb). (The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.)This system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensionersystem, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminatesaccording to the chart below.The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light flashes and the frontpassenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates if the sensors have a possiblemalfunction. If this happens, the front passenger front and side air bags and seat beltpretensioner system will not deploy.Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator lightThis indicator light illuminates to remind you that the front passenger front and side airbags and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.Without seat warmerWith seat warmerIf the front passenger weight sensors are normal, the indicator light illuminates when theignition switch is turned to the ON position. After about 6 seconds it goes out.2-46