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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)

! Occupant detection system
The occupant detection system sensor is
installed under the seat upholstery and
monitors the physique and posture of the
front passenger. Using this information,
the occupant detection system determines
whether the front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag should be deployed or not.

ON /
/

: Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON
indicator
: Front passenger’s frontal airbag OFF
indicator

If the front passenger’s seat cushion is
wet, this may adversely affect the ability of
the system to determine deployment. If
the seat cushion is wet, the front passenger should stop sitting on the front
passenger’s seat. Wipe off liquid from
the seat immediately,