Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch
The passenger air bag deactivation (PAD) switch provides a method of manually disabling the passenger air bag on all vehicles except Australian specification and those fitted with the occupant classification system. The switch is installed in the front passenger end of the instrument panel and can be operated by the emergency key blade in the smart key.
When the passenger air bag deactivation (PAD) switch is operated, it changes a ground connection between two pins in the connectors of the restraints control module (RCM). When the passenger air bag deactivation (PAD) switch is selected to OFF, the restraints control module (RCM) disables the passenger air bag and, if the front passenger seat is occupied, illuminates the passenger air bag deactivation (PAD) indicator.