2005 Dodge Dakota Owner Manual - Page 47
2005 Dodge Dakota Manual
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 47 NOTE: Children 12 years and under should always ride buckled up in a rear seat in an appropriate child restraint. If the passenger frontal air bag is automatically turned off by the OCS, or by using the manual on/off switch (on vehicles so equipped), the PAD Indicator lamp iluminates the passenger frontal airbag symbol and the word ЉOFFЉ to show that the passenger airbag will not inflate during a collision requiring airbags. When the right front passenger seat is empty or when very light objects are placed on the seat, the passenger air bag will not inflate even though the Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) indicator lamp is not illuminated. The PAD indictor light should not be illuminated when teenagers, most children in a forward facing child restraint or booster seats, most children that can properly wear the vehicle's seat belt, and when an adult passenger is properly seated in the front passenger seat. In this case, the air bag is ready to be inflated if a collision requiring an airbag occurs. 2 • 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 front passenger airbag is turned off.