2010 Jeep Liberty Owner's Manual - Page 65

64 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • The Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light (an amber light located in the center of the instrument panel) tells the driver and front passenger when the Ignoring the "Airbag Warning Light" in your instrufront passenger airbag is turned off. The "PAD Indiment panel could mean you won't have the airbags to cator Light" illuminates the words PASS AIR BAG protect you in a collision. If the light does not come OFF to show that the passenger airbag will not inflate on, stays on after you start the vehicle, or if it comes during a collision requiring airbags. When the front on as you drive, have the airbag system checked right passenger seat is empty or when very light objects are away. placed on the seat, the passenger airbag will not inflate even though the "PAD Indicator Light" is not illumi• The Occupant Classification System (OCS) is part of nated. a Federally regulated safety system required for this vehicle. It is designed to turn off the front passenger airbag for an empty seat and for occupants classified in a category other than that of an adult. This could be a child, teenager, or even a small size adult. WARNING! NOTE: Children 12 years and younger should always ride buckled up in a rear seat in an appropriate child restraint.