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Canada
Your vehicle has a switch inside the glovebox that you can use to turn off the
passenger's frontal airbag.
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 frontal 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 a frontal airbag. In a crash, the frontal
airbag would not be able to inflate and help protect the person sitting there. Do
not turn off the passenger's frontal airbag unless the person sitting there is in
a risk group.
United States
Canada
To turn off the passenger's frontal airbag, insert your ignition key into the
switch, push in, and move the switch to the off position.
United States
Canada
The airbag off light, located on the roof panel above the rearview mirror, will
come on and stay on to let you know that the passenger's frontal airbag is off. See
Airbag Off Light
. The passenger's frontal 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 passenger's frontal airbag,
it means that something may be wrong with the airbag system. The passenger's frontal
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 passenger's position (for example, do not secure a rear-facing
child restraint in your vehicle) until you have your vehicle serviced. See
Airbag Readiness Light
for additional information.
United States
Canada
To turn the passenger's frontal airbag on again, insert your ignition key into
the switch, push in, and move the switch to the on position.
