yes it can unless it has been disabled.
According to the owner's manual, the passenger seat includes a detection system that takes into account how much weight is on the seat and if the seat belt is clicked. If the car determines there is no passenger in the seat, the air bag will not deploy during an accident (but there's no indicator light for that). If the car determines that there is a child in the seat the "airbag "off" indicator light should be illuminated and the air bag should not deploy during an accident. If the car determines the passenger is an adult, the air bag will deploy during an accident. I am trying to find out what are the specific conditions the car uses to distinguish between a child and an adult. No details on that in the manual. Hope that helps.
passenger seat
The passenger air bag is disabled by a weight sensor in the passenger seat. If the weight of the occupant is under a predetermined weight or is unoccupied the passenger air bag is automatically disabled.
THE AIR BAG MODULE IS LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT.
If it has a passenger air bag I wouldn't......
yes but only if the passenger seat has no air bag.
Need a new passenger/driver seat sensor - Had to have the passenger seat replaced in mine
An infant or car seat should never be put in a front passenger seat that has an air bag
Some vehicles have a switch to disable the passenger air-bag. Others have a system that can detect a suitable (transponder equipped) child-seat in the passenger seat, and deactivate the air-bag while the seat is fitted. Unless the vehicle has such a switch, or is equipped with such a system, it is not normally possible to disable the passenger air bag without also disabling all the air bags and seat-belt pre-tensioners. For this reason it is recommended that child seats be fitted in the rear, or that those with medical reasons that make an air bag "undesirable" are seated in the rear.
My "Passenger Airbag Off" light is illuminated even when I have a passenger is in the right seat. Isn't there a sensor in the right seat that is supposed to turn the airbag on when I have a passenger?
SHould be under the passenger side front seat
Set a body of suitable weight on the seat.