Tribute 2WD V6-3.0L (2008)
Air Bag Deactivation Indicator: Description and Operation
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator
The PAD indicator is a visual indicator used to inform the front seat occupants of the passenger air bag deactivation state. The PAD indicator is a
stand-alone lamp installed into the vehicle instrument panel in a position visible to each front seat occupant.
The RCM controls the state of the PAD indicator through a direct hardwire connection, based on information provided by the OCS system. The PAD
indicator is lit to indicate the passenger air bag module is disabled. An exemption to this is when the front passenger seat is determined to be empty, and
therefore indication of a deactivated passenger air bag module is not necessary. In all other cases, the PAD indicator is unlit when the passenger air bag
module is enabled.
When the ignition switch is in the ON position, the PAD indicator prove-out period is initiated by the RCM. The RCM briefly activates the PAD
indicator to prove-out the indicator function and verify to the front occupants proper functional operation of the PAD indicator.
The PAD indicator will illuminate then turn off within 1.0 to 1.5 seconds of a change of state from the OCS system.
When an OCS system fault is present the SRS defaults the passenger air bag module to enabled regardless of the size of the occupant in the front
outboard passenger seat. The PAD indicator is turned off. For additional information on the OCS system, see Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) in
this section.
The following table indicates the passenger air bag status and the PAD indicator status based the size of the front outboard passenger occupant.
Passenger Air Bag And PAD Indicator Status
