Your vehicle has a switch in the glove box that you can use to turn off the passenger's airbags. Your vehicle will either have the Canadian switch design (A) or the United States switch design (B).
Canadian Switch
United States Switch
This switch should only be turned to the off position if the person in the passenger's position is a member of a passenger risk group identified by the national government as follows:
Infant.An infant (less than 1 year old) must ride in the front seat because:
| • | my vehicle has no rear seat; |
| • | my vehicle has a rear seat too small to accommodate a rear-facing infant seat; or |
| • | the infant has a medical condition which, according to the infant's physician, makes it necessary for the infant to ride in the front seat so that the driver can constantly monitor the child's condition. |
Child age 1 to 12.A child age 1 to 12 must ride in the front seat because:
| • | my vehicle has no rear seat; |
| • | although children ages 1 to 12 ride in the rear seat(s) whenever possible, children ages 1 to 12 sometimes must ride in the front because no space is available in the rear seat(s) of my vehicle; or |
| • | the child has a medical condition which, according to the child's physician, makes it necessary for the child to ride in the front seat so that the driver can constantly monitor the child's condition. |
Medical Condition. A passenger has a medical condition which, according to his or her physician:
| • | causes the passenger airbag to pose a special risk for the passenger; and |
| • | makes the potential harm from the passenger airbag in a crash greater than the potential harm from turning off the airbag and allowing the passenger, even if belted, to hit the dashboard or windshield in a crash. |
Caution: If the passenger's airbags are turned off for a person who is not in a risk group identified by the national government, that person will not have the extra protection of the airbags. In a crash, the airbags would not be able to inflate and help protect the person sitting there. Do not turn off the passenger's airbags unless the person sitting there is in a risk group.
United States
Canada
To turn off the passenger's airbags, insert your vehicle key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the off position.
The airbag off light on the center console will come on to let you know that the passenger's airbags are off. The airbag off light will stay on to remind you that the airbags are off. The passenger's airbags will remain off until you turn them back on again.
United States
Canada
To turn the passenger's airbags on, insert your vehicle key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the on position.
