Occupant Monitoring: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Jaguar XKR, 2011 Jaguar XK, 2010 Jaguar XKR, and 2010 Jaguar XK. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

There are two types of occupant monitoring:

In all markets except NAS and Australia, vehicles have an occupant detection system
In NAS markets, vehicles have an occupant classification system.

For markets which have an occupant detection system, this has no interface with the restraints system and only provides the belt reminder function.

For markets that have an occupant classification system, this provides the restraints control module (RCM) with the occupancy status of the front passenger seat. The restraints control module (RCM) uses this and the seat buckle status in the evaluation of the firing strategy for the passenger front air bag, side air bag and pretensioner.