2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara Owner's Manual - Page 66
2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara Manual
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BEFORE DRIVING "PASS AIR BAG OFF" Indicator 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. 66J244 The "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator is located on the center of the instrument panel. When the ignition switch is turned to the "ON" position, the "PASS AIR BAG OFF" indicator comes on for several seconds to 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 2-49 79K21-03E