Telltale Lamp Activation

Fig 1: Identifying Telltale Lamp

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The Telltale Lamp indicates the Passenger Airbag (PAB) enabled and disabled status based on occupant status of passenger seat. If the passenger seat is empty or occupied with child (or child seat), the Passenger Airbag is disabled and the Telltale Lamp is turned ON to inform the driver that the PAB is disabled. As soon as operating voltage is applied to the SRSCM ignition input, the SRSCM activates telltale lamp prove out. OCS will send a defect status to the SRSCM as a default setting for passenger airbag deployment during the prove out period. Occupant status information and telltale status are as below table.

After ignition on, telltale lamp will turn on for 4 seconds and turn off for 3 seconds during the initialization phase and be turned off afterward until receipt of first valid suppression message from OCS system.

Fig 2: Telltale Lamp Flashing Pattern

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