Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator

The Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (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 illuminates 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 the passenger safety belt is unbuckled, 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 is in the ON position, the PAD  indicator prove-out period is initiated by the RCM  . The RCM  briefly activates the PAD indicator to verify correct function.

When the OCSM  detects a fault that causes DTC B2290 and/or B1013 to set on-demand in the OCS  system, the OCSM  sends a message to the RCM  . Upon receiving the fault message from the OCSM  , the RCM  illuminates the PAD  indicator indicating the passenger air bag module is disabled and sends a message to the IC  module to illuminate the air bag warning indicator.

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