Passenger Airbag Indicator

[neod192]

The "PASS AIRBAG" light never illuminates in my car. I read the manual (page 37) and airbag is disabled when a rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing child restraint, or a booster seat is detected or when the passenger seat is empty.

 

 

When the front passenger sensing system disables (will not inflate) the front passenger frontal airbag, the indicator lamp will illuminate and stay lit to remind you that the front passenger frontal airbag is disabled.

 

Have you ever seen your light say the airbag is off? I'm thinking it's OK, because the manual also has this table.

 

Occupant Passenger Airbag OFF Indicator Passenger Airbag
Empty Unlit Disabled
Child Lit Disabled
Adult Unlit Enabled

 

So if the passenger seat is empty, the light will be unlit, but the airbag is still disabled (this seems to contradict the previous statement ...)

 

Edited May 6, 2013 by neod192

[keithsm2]

ive never noticed it to change...whether wife is in seat or not........was wondering too...

[neod192]

ive never noticed it to change...whether wife is in seat or not........was wondering too...

So apparently the OFF portion of that message lights up when you turn the car on, to confirm that the system is working. The PASS AIRBAG text doesn't actually change.

[hybridbear]

I've never seen light come on because I've never had a child in the front seat or other occasion to make it come on. I did once have the light come on in the dash to indicate a fault with the airbag system. Turning off the car and restarting it made the light go off

[acdii]

Funny, the light on the Flex is ON when someone is sitting there! It tells you when the airbag is actived instead of deactivated.