THIS OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM HAS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION.

  • Suppress the deployment of front passenger air bag when front passenger seat is empty, or when occupied by child and child-seat. Turns on front passenger air bag OFF indicator when front passenger seat is occupied by child-seat and child.
  • Indicates malfunction portion with blinking times of air bag warning lamp in diagnosis mode.
  • Indicates the malfunctioning record by CONSULT-III.
NOTE:
Operation of air bag diagnosis sensor unit when air bag diagnosis sensor unit receives information from Occupant Classification System

Status (front passenger seat)
Passenger air bag
Front passenger air bag OFF indicator
Air bag warning lamp
Seat belt warning lamp (when front passenger seat is unbuckled)
Empty
Suppress
OFF
OFF
OFF
Child/ child-seat
Suppress
ON
OFF
ON
Adult
Enable to deploy
OFF
OFF
ON
Malfunction
Suppress
ON
Blinking
OFF