Raider 4WD V6-3.7L SOHC (2007)
Air Bag Deactivation Indicator: Description and Operation
PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF INDICATOR
DESCRIPTION
All vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) include a passenger airbag on/off indicator (3), which is located between the two
heater and air conditioner air outlets near the top of the instrument panel center bezel. The passenger airbag on/off indicator consists of a molded plastic
housing with an integral connector receptacle (1) at the back, an integral latch tab (2) at the top and bottom, and a rectangular dark translucent outer lens.
The opaque text " PASS AIRBAG " is imprinted in white and always visible on the outer face of the lens, while the opaque text OFf and an opaque
International Control and Display Symbol icon for Passenger Airbag Off or Not Available are imprinted on the back of the lens within the indicator. The
dark outer lens prevents the OFf text and icon from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. An amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the
lens causes the OFf text and icon to appear silhouetted against an amber field through the translucent lens when the indicator is illuminated from behind
by the LED. The passenger airbag on/off indicator cannot be repaired or adjusted and, if faulty or damaged, the indicator unit must be replaced.
OPERATION
In the Occupant Classification System (OCS), the passenger airbag on/off indicator gives an indication when the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner
deployment circuits are disabled by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). This indicator is controlled by a transistor within the ORC through a hard
wired output based upon ORC programming, electronic occupant classification messages received by the ORC over the Controller Area Network (CAN)
data bus from the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) and, on extended cab models only, a hard wired multiplexed input from the passenger airbag
on/off switch.
The passenger airbag on/off indicator Light Emitting Diode (LED) is completely controlled by the ORC. The LED receives a battery current input on the
fused ignition switch output (run-start) circuit. Therefore, the LED will always be off when the ignition switch is in any position except On or Start. The
LEd only illuminates when it is provided a path to ground by the ORC transistor. The ORC will turn on the passenger airbag on/off indicator for the
following reasons:
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Bulb Test - Each time the ignition switch is turned to the On position the passenger airbag on/off indicator is illuminated for about six seconds.
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Child Seat Detected (or Load Less Than Minimum Weight Threshold) Occupant Classification Message - Each time the ORC receives a
message from the OCM indicating a child seat has been detected in the passenger side front seat (or that the seat load is less than a minimum
weight threshold) the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits are deactivated and the passenger airbag on/off indicator will be
illuminated. The indicator remains illuminated until the ORC receives an occupant classification message indicating that the passenger side front
seat is empty, that the seat is occupied by a load equal to or greater than a minimum weight threshold, or until the ignition switch is turned to the
Off position, whichever occurs first.
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Load Undetermined Occupant Classification Message - Each time the ORC receives a message from the OCM indicating that a load cannot be
determined in the passenger side front seat, the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits are deactivated and the passenger
airbag on/off indicator will be illuminated. The indicator remains illuminated until the ORc receives an occupant classification message indicating
that the passenger side front seat is empty, that the seat is occupied by a load equal to or greater than a minimum weight threshold, or until the
