1998 Nissan Frontier Owner's Manual - Page 20

1998 Nissan Frontier Manual

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The ON/OFF switch should ONLY be used to turn the passenger supplemental air bag OFF when the following government criteria exist: ● Infants (less than 1 year old) in rear facing child restraints MUST be placed in the front passenger seat. ● Children ages 1-12 years MUST be placed in the front passenger seat. ● The passenger has a medical condition which, according to a physician, causes the air bag to pose a special risk and makes the potential harm from the air bag greater than the potential harm from turning off the air bag. Seat belts and child restraints should always be properly used. See "Precautions on seat belt usage" and "Child restraints" later in this section for details. To turn the passenger supplemental air bag OFF, insert the ignition key in the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch and turn the switch clockwise to the OFF position. Then remove the key. When the ignition is turned to the ON or START position the passenger air bag OFF indicator light will illuminate to indicate the air bag is OFF. To turn the passenger supplemental air bag ON, insert the ignition key in the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch and turn the switch counter clockwise to the ON position. Then remove the key. When the ignition is turned to the ON or START position the passenger air bag OFF indicator light will illuminate for 7 seconds to indicate the system is working properly and then go out to indicate that the passenger supplemental air bag is ON. When the switch is turned to the ON position, the passenger supplemental air bag is enabled and could inflate in a frontal collision. When the switch is turned to the OFF position, the passenger supplemental air bag is disabled and will not inflate in a frontal collision. The passenger supplemental air bag OFF indicator light on the instrument panel illuminates when the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch is turned to the OFF position. The driver's side supplemental air bag always remains enabled and is not affected by the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch. The passenger supplemental air bag light, displaying OFF in the center of the instrument panel, monitors the position of the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch. When the ignition key is in the ON or START position, the light illuminates for about 7 seconds and then turns off if the air bag is ON, or stays on if the air bag is OFF. WARNING ● Do not switch the air bag OFF unless you meet the federal government criteria outlined below. This vehicle is equipped with seat belts with a ''load limiter'' feature. The seat belts are designed to work with the air bags to reduce the risk of injury in a collision. The seat belts are designed to release additional belt webbing during some collisions to reduce the concentration of force on the occupant's chest area. In a collision with the air bag turned OFF, the seat belt may allow the occupant enough forward movement to incur serious or fatal injuries. Seats, restraints and supplemental air bag systems 1-13

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The ON/OFF switch should ONLY
be used
to turn the passenger supplemental air bag
OFF when the following government criteria
exist:
●
Infants (less than 1 year old) in rear
facing child restraints MUST
be placed
in the front passenger seat.
●
Children ages 1-12 years MUST
be
placed in the front passenger seat.
●
The passenger has a medical condition
which, according to a physician, causes
the air bag to pose a special risk and
makes the potential harm from the air
bag greater than the potential harm
from turning off the air bag.
Seat belts and child restraints should al-
ways be properly used. See “Precautions
on seat belt usage” and “Child restraints”
later in this section for details.
To turn the passenger supplemental air bag
OFF, insert the ignition key in the passenger
supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch and
turn the switch clockwise to the OFF posi-
tion. Then remove the key. When the igni-
tion is turned to the ON or START position
the passenger air bag OFF indicator light
will illuminate to indicate the air bag is OFF.
To turn the passenger supplemental air bag
ON, insert the ignition key in the passenger
supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch and
turn the switch counter clockwise to the ON
position. Then remove the key. When the
ignition
is
turned
to
the
ON
or
START
position the passenger air bag OFF indica-
tor light will illuminate for 7 seconds to
indicate the system is working properly and
then go out to indicate that the passenger
supplemental air bag is ON.
When the switch is turned to the ON posi-
tion, the passenger supplemental air bag is
enabled and could inflate in a frontal colli-
sion. When the switch is turned to the OFF
position, the passenger supplemental air
bag is disabled and will not inflate in a
frontal collision. The passenger supplemen-
tal air bag OFF indicator light on the instru-
ment panel illuminates when the passenger
supplemental
air
bag
ON/OFF
switch
is
turned to the OFF position. The driver’s side
supplemental air bag always remains en-
abled and is not affected by the passenger
supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch.
The passenger supplemental air bag light,
displaying OFF in the center of the instru-
ment panel, monitors the position of the
passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF
switch. When the ignition key is in the ON or
START
position,
the
light
illuminates
for
about 7 seconds and then turns off if the air
bag is ON, or stays on if the air bag is OFF.
WARNING
●
Do not switch the air bag OFF unless
you meet the federal government cri-
teria outlined below. This vehicle is
equipped with seat belts with a ‘‘load
limiter’’ feature. The seat belts are
designed to work with the air bags to
reduce the risk of injury in a colli-
sion. The seat belts are designed to
release additional belt webbing dur-
ing some collisions to reduce the
concentration of force on the occu-
pant’s chest area. In a collision with
the air bag turned OFF, the seat belt
may allow the occupant enough for-
ward movement to incur serious or
fatal injuries.
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