If your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag, it has an airbag on-off
switch that you can use to manually turn on or off the right front passenger's airbag.
This switch should only be turned to the off position if the person in the right
front 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 right front passenger's airbag is 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 an airbag. In a crash, the airbag will not be
able to inflate and help protect the person sitting there. Do not turn off the passenger's
airbag unless the person sitting there is in a risk group.
To turn off the right front passenger's frontal airbag, insert your ignition
key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the off position.
The airbag off light will come on and stay on to let you know that the right
front passenger's airbag is off. See
Airbag Off Light
. The airbag off light will stay on to remind you that the airbag is
off. The right front passenger's airbag will remain off until you turn it back on
again.
Caution: If the airbag
readiness light ever comes on when you have turned off the airbag, it means that something
may be wrong with the airbag system. The right front passenger's airbag could inflate
even though the switch is off. If this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the national
government has identified as a member of a passenger airbag risk group sit in the
right front passenger's position (for example, do not secure a rear-facing child restraint
in the right front passenger's seat) until you have your vehicle serviced. See
Airbag Readiness Light
for additional information.
To turn the right front passenger's airbag on again, insert your ignition key
into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the on position.
