'Passenger Air Bag Off' Light On
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Section 3.20 of the manual has this:
Advanced Restraints System

In some cases a small child placed in a child seat will not activate the ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp. If this occurs the passenger airbag status will be as described above for an empty seat, i.e. passenger seat airbag ‘Not Active’ but the ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp will not illuminate.
If it is necessary to modify the Advanced Restraints system to accommodate a person with disabilities, contact your Aston Martin Dealer at the phone number shown in the Dealer Directory of this Owner’s Guide.
The Advanced Restraints System provides the following, in addition to the Restraints System.
Passenger Sensing
Passenger sensing is designed to meet the regulatory requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)208 and is designed to disable the passenger’s front airbag under certain conditions.
Passenger sensing works with sensors which are installed in the passenger’s seat. The sensors are designed to detect the presence of a properly seated occupant and determine if the passenger’s front airbag should be enabled or disabled.
Passenger sensing will disable the passenger’s front airbag if:
• The passenger seat is unoccupied
• When a child is present or a child is present in a child seat
which is installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• A passenger takes their weight off of the seat for a period of time
If the passenger seat is occupied and the sensing system has turned the passenger’s front airbag off (refer to the table on the right), the ‘Pass airbag off’ lamp will illuminate and stay illuminated to show that the passenger front airbag is inactive.
Passenger sensing will enable the passenger’s front airbag anytime the system senses that a person of adult size is sitting properly in the passenger seat.

The passenger sensing system may detect small or medium objects placed on the seat base. For most objects which are on the passenger seat, the passenger front airbag will be disabled. Even though the passenger airbag is disabled, the pass airbag off lamp may or may not be illuminated according to the table above.
The ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp will illuminate for a short period when the ignition is switched ON position to confirm it is functional.
Advanced Restraints System

In some cases a small child placed in a child seat will not activate the ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp. If this occurs the passenger airbag status will be as described above for an empty seat, i.e. passenger seat airbag ‘Not Active’ but the ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp will not illuminate.
If it is necessary to modify the Advanced Restraints system to accommodate a person with disabilities, contact your Aston Martin Dealer at the phone number shown in the Dealer Directory of this Owner’s Guide.
The Advanced Restraints System provides the following, in addition to the Restraints System.
Passenger Sensing
Passenger sensing is designed to meet the regulatory requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)208 and is designed to disable the passenger’s front airbag under certain conditions.
Passenger sensing works with sensors which are installed in the passenger’s seat. The sensors are designed to detect the presence of a properly seated occupant and determine if the passenger’s front airbag should be enabled or disabled.
Passenger sensing will disable the passenger’s front airbag if:
• The passenger seat is unoccupied
• When a child is present or a child is present in a child seat
which is installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• A passenger takes their weight off of the seat for a period of time
If the passenger seat is occupied and the sensing system has turned the passenger’s front airbag off (refer to the table on the right), the ‘Pass airbag off’ lamp will illuminate and stay illuminated to show that the passenger front airbag is inactive.
Passenger sensing will enable the passenger’s front airbag anytime the system senses that a person of adult size is sitting properly in the passenger seat.

The passenger sensing system may detect small or medium objects placed on the seat base. For most objects which are on the passenger seat, the passenger front airbag will be disabled. Even though the passenger airbag is disabled, the pass airbag off lamp may or may not be illuminated according to the table above.
The ‘PASS AIRBAG OFF’ lamp will illuminate for a short period when the ignition is switched ON position to confirm it is functional.
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