Nissan Maxima VI 6 A34 owners manual page 61

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Front passenger seat adult occupants who areof being OFF.See“Childrestraints”earlierinthisrestraint or seat belt is not being used properly. In properly seated and using the seat belt as out-section for proper use and installation.rare cases, the passenger air bag status light will lined in this manual should not causethepassen-If the front passenger seat is not occupied thenot illuminate even though the air bag is OFF. ger air bag to be automatically turned OFF. Forpassenger air bag is designed not to inflate in aIf such situations happen, properly position and small adults it may be turned OFF; however if thecrash. However, heavy objects placed on therestrain the occupant or child restraint. Other- occupant takes his/her weight off the seat cush-seat could result in air bag inflation, because ofwise reposition the occupant or child restraint in ion (for example, by not sitting upright, by sittingthe object’s weight detected by the occupanta rear seat. If you have any questions about onanedgeoftheseat,orbyotherwisebeingoutclassificationsensor.Otherconditionscouldalsowhether your passenger air bag is working as of position), this could cause the sensor to turnresult in air bag inflation, such as if a child isdesigned, your dealer can use a special tool to the air bag OFF. In addition, if the occupantstanding on the seat, or if two children are on theconfirm that it is working properly. improperly uses the seat belt in the automaticseat, contrary to the instructions in this manual.Theair bag system and passenger air bag status locking mode (child restraint mode), this couldAlwaysbesurethatyouandallvehicleoccupantslight will take a few seconds to register a change cause the air bag to be turned OFF. Always beare seated and restrained properly.in the passenger seat status. For example, if a sure to be seated and wearing the seat beltUsingthepassengerairbagstatuslight,youcanlarge adult who is sitting in the front passenger properly for the most effective protection by themonitor when the front passenger air bag is au-seat exits the vehicle, the passenger air bag seat belt and supplemental air bag.tomatically turned OFF with the seat occupied.status light will go from OFF to ON for a few NISSAN recommends that pre-teens and chil-The light will not illuminate when the front pas-seconds and then to OFF. This is normal system dren be properly restrained in a rear seat.senger seat is unoccupied.operation and does not indicate a malfunction. NISSANalsorecommendsthatappropriatechildIf an adult occupant is in the seat and the pas-If a malfunction occurs in the front passenger air restraints and booster seats be properly installedsenger air bag status light is illuminated (indicat-bag system, the supplemental air bag warning in a rear seat. If this is not possible, the occupanting that the air bag is OFF), it could be that thelight, located in the meter and gauges area classification sensor and seat belt sensors arepersonisasmalladult,orisnotsittingontheseatin the center of the instrument panel, will blink. designed to operate as described above to turnproperly or not using the seat belt properly.Havethe system checked by a NISSAN dealer. the front passenger air bag OFF for specified child restraints as required by the regulations.If a child restraint must be used in the front seat, Failing to properly secure child restraints and tothepassengerairbagstatuslightmayormaynot use the automatic locking mode (child restraintbeilluminated, depending on the size of the child mode)mayallowtherestrainttotipormoveinanand the type of child restraint being used. If the accident or sudden stop. This can also result instatus light is not lit (indicating that the air bag the passenger air bag inflating in a crash insteadmight inflate in a crash), it could be that the child Safety—Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system 1-45 ZREVIEWCOPY—2006Maxima(max) Owners Manual—USA_English (nna) 06/22/05—tbrooksX

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