Lincoln Nautilus (2022 year). Manual in english — page 3

The seatbelt system consists of:
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Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

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Shoulder seatbelt with automatic locking
mode, except driver seatbelt.

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Height adjuster at the front outermost
seating positions.

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Seatbelt pretensioners at the front
outermost and second row outermost
seating positions.

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Belt tension sensor at the front outermost
passenger seating position.

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Seatbelt warning light and chime.

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Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed to
tighten the seatbelts when activated. In
frontal and near-frontal crashes, the seatbelt
pretensioners may be activated alone or, if
the crash is of sufficient severity, together
with the front airbags. The pretensioners may
also activate when a Safety Canopy airbag
deploys.

FASTENING AND UNFASTENING
THE SEATBELTS

All seatbelts in your vehicle are a three-point
combination lap and shoulder seatbelt.

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B

A

Seatbelt tongue.

A

Seatbelt buckle.

B

1. Pull the seatbelt out steadily.

Note: It may lock if you pull it sharply or if
the vehicle is on a slope.

2. Insert the tongue into the buckle.

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3. Pull the seatbelt tight to remove any

slack.

Unfastening the Seatbelts

1. Press the red button on the buckle to

release the seatbelt.

2. Hold the seatbelt tongue and let it retract

completely and smoothly to its stowed
position.

Using a Sliding Clip

(If Equipped)

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Slide the clip away from the tongue so there
is no loose webbing when an occupant or
child seat is buckled up. You can also use
the sliding clip to raise the tongue and
prevent it from rattling or to ease access to
the tongue.

SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

WHAT IS SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

Sensitive locking mode is a seatbelt retractor
feature that allows shoulder belt length
adjustment according to your movements
and locking in response to vehicle
movement.

HOW DOES SENSITIVE LOCKING

MODE WORK

If the driver suddenly brakes, turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of
about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the seatbelts
lock to help reduce forward movement of
the driver and passengers.

In addition, the seatbelt retractor locks if you
pull the seatbelt webbing out too quickly. If
the retractor locks, slowly lower the height
adjuster to allow the seatbelt to retract.

If the retractor does not unlock, pull the
seatbelt out slowly then feed a small length
of webbing back toward the stowed position.

For rear seatbelts, recline the rear seat
backrest or push the seat backrest cushion
away from the seatbelt. Feed a small length
of webbing back toward the stowed position.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE

WHAT IS AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

This is a safety feature built into the seatbelt
retractors that keeps the seatbelts
pre-locked.

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ENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

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1. Fasten the combination lap and shoulder

belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt
out.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.

DISENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt and allow it to retract completely to
disengage the automatic locking mode and
activate the vehicle sensitive locking mode.

ADJUSTING THE SEATBELTS
DURING PREGNANCY

WARNING: Always ride and drive

with your seatback upright and properly
fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of
the seatbelt snugly and low across the
hips. Position the shoulder portion of the
seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant
women must follow this practice. See the
following figure.

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Pregnant women should always wear their
seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt low across
the hips below the belly and worn as tight
as comfort allows. Position the shoulder belt
to cross the middle of the shoulder and the
center of the chest.

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ADJUSTING THE SEATBELT
HEIGHT

WARNING: Position the seatbelt

height adjuster so that the seatbelt rests
across the middle of your shoulder. Failure
to adjust the seatbelt correctly could
reduce its effectiveness and increase the
risk of injury in a crash.

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1. Press the button and slide the height

adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on the

height adjuster to make sure it is locked
in place.

SEATBELT REMINDER

HOW DOES THE SEATBELT REMINDER
WORK

This feature supplements the seatbelt
warning function by providing additional
reminders that intermittently sound a tone
and illuminate the seatbelt warning lamp
when you are in the driver seat or you have
a front seat passenger and a seatbelt is
unbuckled.

The system uses information from the front
passenger sensing system to determine if a
front seat passenger is present and therefore
potentially in need of a warning. To avoid
the system switching on the Belt-Minder
feature for objects you place on the front
passenger seat, only the front seat
passengers receive warnings as determined
by the front passenger sensing system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire (warnings
for about five minutes) for one passenger
(driver or front passenger), the other
passenger can still cause the Belt-Minder
feature to switch on.

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If

The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.

You and the front seat passenger buckle your seatbelts before you
switch the ignition on or less than 1–2 minutes elapse after you switch
the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the seatbelt warning lamp illumin-
ates and an indicator tone sounds for 6 seconds every 25 seconds,
repeating for about 5 minutes or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your seatbelts.

You or the front seat passenger do not buckle your seatbelts before
your vehicle reaches at least 6.0 mph (9.7 km/h) and 1–2 minutes
elapse after you switch the ignition on...

The Belt-Minder feature activates, the seatbelt warning lamp illumin-
ates and an indicator tone sounds for 6 seconds every 25 seconds,
repeating for about 5 minutes or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your seatbelts.

The seatbelt for the driver or front passenger is unbuckled for about
1 minute while the vehicle is traveling at least 6.0 mph (9.7 km/h) and
more than 1–2 minutes elapse after you switch the ignition on...

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SEATBELT REMINDER INDICATORS

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This lamp illuminates and a
warning tone sounds if you do not
fasten your seatbelt when you

switch the ignition on. The lamp switches off
when you fasten your seatbelt or about one
minute has elapsed.

When the initial warning expires for the
driver, more warnings are provided for the
driver and front passenger. This lamp
illuminates and a warning tone sounds if
driver or your front passenger do not fasten
the seatbelt buckle and the vehicle speed
exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h).

Note: To avoid inadvertent warnings, (front
seat only) do not place large objects on the
seat.

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This lamp illuminates when you switch the
ignition on, identifying the number of seating
positions with fastened buckles. It illuminates
again when a seating position changes from
unfastened to fastened.

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This warning displays if an occupant
unfastens the rear outboard seatbelt buckle
or it becomes unfastened.

Note: If a rear outboard seat is unoccupied,
or an occupant never fastens the seatbelt
buckle to begin with, the warning will not
display.

Note: Front seating positions appear in this
warning display. Warnings for unfastened
front seatbelt buckles appear in the initial
warning lamp.

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Seatbelt Status

To view the seatbelt status, use the
information display controls on the steering
wheel.

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Seatbelt fastened.

A

Seatbelt not fastened.

B

Seatbelt recently unfastened.

C

Fault.

D

SEATBELT REMINDER AUDIBLE
WARNINGS

A warning tone sounds if the warning lamp
illuminates and your vehicle exceeds a
relatively low speed.

The warning tone sounds for up to five
minutes or until you fasten your seatbelt.

SWITCHING THE SEATBELT
REMINDER ON AND OFF

WARNING: While the system allows

you to deactivate it, this system is designed
to improve your chances of being safely
belted and surviving an accident. We
recommend you leave the system
activated for yourself and others who may
use the vehicle.

Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch off independently. When
you perform this procedure for one seating
position, do not buckle the other position as
this cancels the process.

Note: If you are using MyKey, you cannot
disable the seatbelt reminder. Also, if the
seatbelt reminder has been previously
disabled, it will be re-enabled during the use
of MyKey. See MyKey™ (page 85).

Read Steps 1 - 4 before proceeding with the
programming procedure.

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Make sure that:
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The parking brake is set.

•

The transmission is in park (P).

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The ignition is off.

•

The driver and front passenger seatbelts
are unfastened.

1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the

engine.

2. After Step 1, wait an additional five

seconds before proceeding with Step 3.
Once you start Step 3, you must
complete the procedure within 30
seconds.

3. For the seating position you are switching

off, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt
four times at a moderate speed, ending
in the unbuckled state. After Step 3, the
seatbelt warning light switches on.

4. When the seatbelt warning light is on,

buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt. After
Step 4, the seatbelt warning light flashes
for confirmation.

This switches the feature off for that seating
position if it is currently on.

This switches the feature on for that seating
position if it is currently off.

CHECKING THE SEATBELTS

Check the seatbelts and child restraints
periodically to make sure they work properly
and are not damaged. Make sure there are
no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if necessary.

Check the following seatbelt assemblies after
a crash.

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Retractors.

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Buckles.

•

Front seatbelt buckle assemblies.

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Shoulder belt height adjusters.

•

Shoulder belt guide on seat backrest.

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Child restraint LATCH and tether anchors.

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Attaching hardware.

Read the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions for additional inspection and
maintenance information specific to the child
restraint.

We recommend that all seatbelt assemblies
in use in vehicles involved in a crash be
replaced. However, if the crash was minor
and an authorized dealer finds that the belts
do not show damage and continue to
operate properly, they do not need to be
replaced. Seatbelt assemblies not in use
during a crash should also be checked and
replaced if either damage or improper
operation is noted.

Properly care for seatbelts. See Cleaning
Seatbelts (page 366).

SEATBELT EXTENSIONS

WARNING: Persons who fit into the

vehicle's seatbelt should not use an
extension. Unnecessary use could result
in serious personal injury in the event of a
crash.

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WARNING: Only use extensions

provided free of charge by our dealers.
The dealer will provide an extension
designed specifically for this vehicle, model
year and seating position. The use of an
extension intended for another vehicle,
model year or seating position may not
offer you the full protection of your
vehicle's seatbelt restraint system.

WARNING: Never use seatbelt

extensions to install child restraints.

WARNING: Do not use extensions

to change the way the seatbelt fits across
the torso, over the lap or to make the
seatbelt buckle easier to reach.

If, because of body size or driving position,
it is not possible to properly fasten the
seatbelt over your lap and shoulder, an
extension that is compatible with the
seatbelts is available free of charge from our
dealers. Only use our seatbelt extensions
made by the original equipment seatbelt
manufacturer with our seatbelts. Ask your
authorized dealer if your extension is
compatible with your vehicle restraint system.

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WHAT IS THE PERSONAL SAFETY
SYSTEM

An advanced safety system that protects
occupants in frontal crashes.

HOW DOES THE PERSONAL
SAFETY SYSTEM WORK

This system provides an improved level of
frontal crash protection to front seat
occupants and is designed to reduce the risk
of airbag-related injuries. The system
analyzes occupant conditions and crash
severity before activating the appropriate
safety devices. During a crash, the restraints
control module may deploy the seatbelt
pretensioners, and one or both stages of the
dual-stage airbags based on crash severity
and occupant conditions.

PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM
COMPONENTS

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Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag
supplemental restraints.

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Front seat outermost seatbelts with
pretensioners, energy management
retractors and seatbelt usage sensors.

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Driver seat position sensor.

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Passenger seat position sensor.

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Front passenger sensing system.

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Passenger airbag off and on indicators.

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Front crash severity sensors.

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Restraints control module with impact
and safing sensors.

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Restraint system warning light and tone.

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The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash
sensors, seatbelt pretensioners, front
seatbelt usage sensors, front passenger
sensing system and indicator lights.

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HOW DO THE FRONT AIRBAGS
WORK

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The driver and front passenger airbags
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.

The driver and passenger front airbag system
consists of:
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Driver and passenger airbag modules.

•

Front passenger sensing system.

•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page 72).

The airbags are a supplemental restraint
system and are designed to work with the
seatbelts to help protect the driver and right
front passenger from certain upper body
injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly; there
is a risk of injury from a deploying airbag.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a
cloud of harmless powdery residue if an
airbag deploys. This is normal.

The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly upon
activation. After airbag deployment, it is
normal to notice a smoke-like, powdery
residue or smell the burnt propellant. This
may consist of cornstarch, talcum powder (to
lubricate the bag) or sodium compounds (for
example, baking soda) that result from the
combustion process that inflates the airbag.
Small amounts of sodium hydroxide may be
present which may irritate the skin and eyes,
but none of the residue is toxic.

Contact with a deploying airbag may cause
abrasions or swelling. Temporary hearing
loss is also a possibility as a result of the
noise associated with a deploying airbag.

Because airbags must inflate rapidly and with
considerable force, there is the risk of death
or serious injuries such as fractures, facial
and eye injuries or internal injuries,
particularly to occupants who are not
properly restrained or are otherwise out of
position at the time of airbag deployment.
Thus, it is extremely important that occupants
be properly restrained as far away from the
airbag module as possible while maintaining
vehicle control.

Routine maintenance of the airbags is not
required.

HOW DO THE SIDE AIRBAGS
WORK

WARNING: Do not place objects or

mount equipment on or near the airbag
cover, on the side of the front or rear
seatbacks, or in areas that may come into
contact with a deploying airbag. Failure to
follow these instructions may increase the
risk of personal injury in the event of a
crash.

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WARNING: Do not use accessory

seat covers. The use of accessory seat
covers may prevent the deployment of the
side airbags and increase the risk of injury
in an accident.

WARNING: Do not lean your head

on the door. The side airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the side of the
seatback.

The side airbags are on the outermost side
of the seat backrests of the front seats. In
certain sideways crashes or rollovers, the
airbags will be inflated. The airbag was
designed to inflate between the door panel
and occupant to further enhance the
protection provided occupants in side impact
crashes.

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The system consists of the following:
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A label or embossed side panel
indicating that side airbags are fitted to
your vehicle.

•

Side airbags inside the driver and front
passenger seat backrests.

•

Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page 72).

HOW DO THE KNEE AIRBAGS
WORK

WARNING: Close the glove box door

when your vehicle is moving. Failure to
follow this instruction could reduce the
effectiveness of the passenger knee airbag
and increase the risk of injury in a crash.

A driver knee airbag is under or within the
instrument panel. A passenger knee airbag
is within or under the glove box door. During
a crash, the restraints control module may
activate the driver and passenger knee
airbags based on crash severity and
occupant conditions. Under certain crash
and occupant conditions, the driver and
passenger knee airbag may deploy but the
driver front airbag may not activate. As with
front and side airbags, it is important to be
properly seated and restrained to reduce the
risk of death or serious injury.

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Make sure the knee airbags are
operating properly. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 72).

HOW DOES THE SAFETY CANOPY™
WORK

WARNING: Do not place objects or

mount equipment on or near the headliner
at the siderail that may come into contact
with a deploying curtain airbag. Failure to
follow these instructions may increase the
risk of personal injury in the event of a
crash.

WARNING: Do not lean your head

on the door. The curtain airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the headliner.

WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,

do not obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the airbag.

The Safety Canopy deploys during significant
side crashes or when a certain likelihood of
a rollover event is detected by the rollover
sensor. The Safety Canopy is mounted to
the roof side-rail sheet metal, behind the
headliner, above each row of seats. In certain
sideways crashes or rollover events, the
Safety Canopy will be activated, regardless
of which seats are occupied. The Safety
Canopy inflates between the side window
area and occupants to further enhance
protection provided in side impact crashes
and rollover events.

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The system consists of the following:
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Safety Canopy curtain airbags above the
trim panels over the front and rear side
windows identified by a label or wording
on the headliner or roof-pillar trim.

•

A flexible headliner which opens above
the side doors to allow air curtain
deployment

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· Crash sensors and monitoring
system with a readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 72).

Properly restrain children 12 years old and
under in the rear seats. The Safety Canopy
will not interfere with children restrained
using a properly installed child or booster
seat because it is designed to inflate
downward from the headliner above the
doors along the side window opening.

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AIRBAG PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Airbags do not inflate

slowly or gently, and the risk of injury from
a deploying airbag is the greatest close to
the trim covering the airbag module.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their seatbelts, even when
an airbag supplemental restraint system is
provided. Failure to properly wear your
seatbelt could seriously increase the risk
of injury or death.

WARNING: Properly secure children

12 years old and under in a rear seating
position whenever possible. If you are
unable to properly secure all children in a
rear seating position, properly secure the
largest child on the front seat. If you must
use a forward facing child restraint on the
front seat, move the seat as far back as
possible. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in personal injury
or death.

WARNING: Do not place your arms

on the airbag cover or through the steering
wheel. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury.

WARNING: Keep the areas in front

of the airbags free from obstruction. Do
not affix anything to or over the airbag
covers. Objects could become projectiles
during airbag deployment. Failure to follow
this instruction could result in personal
injury or death.

WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,

do not obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the airbag.

WARNING: Do not place a rearward

facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Do not attempt to service,

repair, or modify the supplementary
restraint system or associated components.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Several airbag system

components get hot after inflation. To
reduce the risk of injury, do not touch them
after inflation.

WARNING: If a supplementary

restraint system component has deployed,
it will not function again. Have the system
and associated components inspected as
soon as possible. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death.

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PROPERLY ADJUSTING THE
DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER
SEATS

WARNING: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance of at
least 10 in (25 cm) between an occupant's
chest and the driver airbag module.

To properly position yourself away from the
airbag:
•

Move your seat to the rear as far as you
can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.

•

Recline the seat slightly one or two
degrees from the upright position.

After all occupants have adjusted their seats
and put on seatbelts, it is very important that
they continue to sit properly. Properly seated
occupants sit upright, lean against the seat
backrest, and center themselves on the seat
cushion, with their feet comfortably extended
on the floor. Sitting improperly can increase

the chance of injury in a crash event. For
example, if an occupant slouches, lies down,
turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward
or sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the
chance of injury during a crash greatly
increases.

CHILDREN AND AIRBAGS

WARNING: Do not place a rearward

facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

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Children must always be properly restrained.
Accident statistics suggest that children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of injury in a crash.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM

WHAT IS THE FRONT PASSENGER
SENSING SYSTEM

This system detects a properly seated
occupant and determines if the front
passenger airbag should be enabled.

HOW DOES THE FRONT PASSENGER
SENSING SYSTEM WORK

The system uses a passenger airbag status
indicator which illuminates indicating that the
front passenger frontal airbag is either
enabled or disabled.

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Note: When you first switch the ignition on,
the passenger airbag status indicator off and
on lamps illuminate for a short period to
confirm they are functional.

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The indicator lamps are in the overhead
console.

The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable the front passenger
frontal airbag under these conditions:
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The front passenger seat is unoccupied.

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The system determines an infant is
present in a child restraint.

•

A passenger takes their weight off of the
seat for a period of time.

•

If there is a problem with the airbag
system or the passenger sensing system.

Even with this technology, parents are
strongly encouraged to always properly
restrain children in the rear seat.

•

When the front passenger sensing
system disables the front passenger
frontal airbag, the passenger airbag
status indicator illuminates the off lamp.

•

If you have installed the child restraint
and the passenger airbag status indicator
illuminates the on lamp, switch your
vehicle off, remove the child restraint
from your vehicle and reinstall the
restraint following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.

The front passenger sensing system works
with sensors that are part of the front
passenger seat and seatbelt. The sensors
are designed to detect the presence of a
properly seated occupant and determine if
the front passenger frontal airbag should be
enabled.

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When the front passenger sensing
system enables the front passenger
frontal airbag, the passenger airbag
status indicator illuminates the on lamp.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front
passenger seat, but the passenger airbag
status indicator off lamp is illuminated, it is
possible that the person is not sitting
properly in the seat. If this happens:
•

Switch your vehicle off and ask the
person to place the seat backrest in an
upright position.

•

Have the person sit upright in the seat,
centered on the seat cushion, with the
person's legs comfortably extended.

•

Restart your vehicle and have the person
remain in this position for about two
minutes. This allows the system to detect
that person and enable the passenger
frontal airbag.

•

If the indicator off lamp remains
illuminated even after this, you should
advise the person to ride in the rear seat.

After all occupants have adjusted their seats
and put on seatbelts, it is very important that
they continue to sit upright, leaning against
the seat backrest, and centered on the seat
cushion, with their feet comfortably extended
on the floor.

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