NISSAN 2008 Titan User Manual

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Front passenger air bag status light

WARNING

The front passenger air bag is designed to

automatically turn OFF under some con-

ditions. Read this section carefully to

learn how it operates. Proper use of the

seat, seat belt and child restraints is nec-

essary for most effective protection. Fail-

ure to follow all instructions in this

manual concerning the use of seats, seat

belts and child restraints can increase the

risk or severity of injury in an accident.

Status light

The right front passenger air bag status

light

is located under the climate controls.

The light operates as follows:

● Unoccupied passenger’s seat: The

is

OFF and the front passenger air bag is OFF

and will not inflate in a crash.

● Passenger’s seat occupied by a small adult,

child or child restraint as outlined in this

section: The

illuminates to indicate

that the front passenger air bag is OFF and

will not inflate in a crash.

● Occupied passenger seat and the passen-

ger meets the conditions outlined in this

section: The light

is OFF to indicate

that the front passenger air bag is opera-

tional.

Front passenger air bag
The right front passenger air bag is designed to

automatically turn OFF when the vehicle is oper-

ated under some conditions as described below

in accordance with U.S. regulations. If the front

passenger air bag is OFF, it will not inflate in a

crash. The driver air bag and other air bags in your

vehicle are not part of this system.
The purpose of the regulation is to help reduce

the risk of injury or death from an inflating air bag

to certain front passenger seat occupants, such

as children, by requiring the air bag to be auto-

matically turned OFF. Certain sensors are used

to meet the requirements.
One sensor used is the occupant classification

sensor (pressure sensor). It is in the bottom of the

right front passenger seat cushion and is de-

signed to detect an occupant and objects on the

right front seat by weight. It works together with

seat belt sensors described later. For example, if

a child is in the right front passenger seat, the

Advanced Air Bag System is designed to turn the

passenger air bag OFF in accordance with the

regulations. Also, if a child restraint of the type

specified in the regulations is on the seat, its

weight and the child’s weight can be detected

and cause the air bag to turn OFF. Occupant

classification sensor operation can vary depend-

ing on the right front passenger seat belt sensors.
The front passenger seat belt sensors are de-

signed to detect if the seat belt is buckled and the

amount of tension on the seat belt, such as when

it is in the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)

mode (child restraint mode). Based on the

weight on the seat detected by the occupant

classification sensor and the belt tension de-

tected on the seat belt, the Advanced Air Bag

System determines whether the front passenger

air bag should be automatically turned OFF as

required by the regulations.

LRS0316

Safety—Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system

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