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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint sys-
tems of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are
ț Seat belts (୴ page 82)
ț Child restraints (୴ page 89)
ț Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren (LATCH) (
୴ page 94)
Additional protection is provided by
ț Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
ț Air bags (୴ page 70)
ț Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
ț Emergency Tensioning Device
(ETD) for seat belts (
୴ page 85)
ț Active head restraints (୴ page 87)
ț Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE
®
) (୴ page 86)
Air bag system components with
ț Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp (
୴ page 79)
ț USA only:
Front passenger seat with Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
(
୴ page 75)
ț Canada only:
Front passenger seat with
BabySmart
TM
air bag deactivation sys-
tem (
୴ page 81)
As independent systems, their protective
functions work in conjunction with each
other.
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates early detection of malfunctions.
The
1 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is
switched on and goes out no later than a
few seconds after the engine has been
started.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness if the
1 indicator lamp is not
lit when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been
detected if the
1 indicator lamp:
ț fails to go out after approximately
4 seconds after the engine was started
ț does not come on at all
ț comes on after the engine was started
or while driving
i
For information on infants and children trav-
eling with you in the vehicle and restraint sys-
tems for infants and children, see “Children in
the vehicle” (
୴ page 88).