2009 Suzuki SX4 Owner's Manual - Page 59

BEFORE DRIVING Front Passenger Sensing System The front passenger sensing system will turn off the front passenger's front air bag and seat belt pretensioner under certain conditions. This system works using a sensor mat that is part of the front passenger's seat. The front passenger sensing system is designed to detect whether an occupant is present in the seat and, if an occupant is present, to determine whether the front passenger's front air bag and seat belt pretensioner should be enabled or disabled (turned off). NOTE: The front passenger's side air bag and the side curtain air bag are not controlled by the front passenger sensing system. let you know the system is working. When the front passenger sensing system has turned off the front passenger's front air bag including the seat belt pretensioner, the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator will come on and stay on to remind you that the front passenger's front air bag is off. The front passenger sensing system uses front seat pressure measurements and pressure locations to determine whether to activate or deactivate the front passenger's front air bag. The front passenger sensing system may or may not turn off the front air bag, depending on the front passenger's seating posture and body build. The air bag should be turned off in the following situations: • There is no occupant in the front passenger seat. • The occupant of the front passenger seat lifts his or her weight off of the seat for a period of time. • The occupant of the front passenger seat is an infant or small child in a child restraint system or a small child in a booster seat. • A smaller person, such as a child who has outgrown child restraints or a very small adolescent is seated in the front passenger seat. NOTE: If the front passenger seat is unoccupied, the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator will not come on but the front passenger's front air bag will not deploy and the seat belt pretensioner will not operate. If you have secured a child in the front passenger seat in a forward-facing child restraint system or booster seat and the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator light is not on, turn the vehicle off, remove the child restraint or booster seat from the vehicle and reinstall it following the child restraint or booster seat manufacturer's directions. Also refer to "Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems" in this section. If, after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting the vehicle, the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator is still not lit, check to make sure that the vehicle's seatback is not pressing the child restraint into the seat cushion. If this happens, slightly recline the vehicle's seatback and adjust the seat cushion if possible. Also make sure the child restraint is not trapped under the vehicle head restraint. If this happens, adjust the head restraint. If the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator is still not on, secure the child in the child restraint or booster seat in a rear seat position in the vehicle and check with your dealer. 80J024 When the ignition switch is turned to the "ON" position, the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator comes on for several seconds to 2-46 80J22-03E