Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Mercury Milan, 2011 Lincoln MKZ, and 2011 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The RCM controls the state of the Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) indicator, based on information provided by the OCS system. The PAD indicator is lit to indicate the front passenger air bag module is disabled. An exception 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 cases, the PAD indicator is off when the passenger air bag module is enabled.

The RCM briefly activates the PAD indicator to prove-out the indicator function and verify to the front occupants correct functional operation of the PAD indicator.

The following table indicates the passenger air bag status and the PAD indicator status based on the size of the front passenger occupant.

PASSENGER AIR BAG AND PAD INDICATOR STATUS

Occupant Size	Passenger Safety Belt Buckle Status	Pass. Air Bag Status	PAD Ind. Status
Empty	Unbuckled	Disabled	Unit
Empty	Buckled	Disabled	Lit
Infant or Small Child	Buckled/ Unbuckled	Disabled	Lit
Adult Sized	Buckled/ Unbuckled	Enabled	Unlit