Chevrolet 2003 Silverado 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual page 64

If the air bag readiness
.n the instrument
panel cluster ever comes on when you have
turned
off
the air bag, it means that something
may be wrong with the air bag system. The
right front passenger's air bag could inflate
even though the switch is off. If this ever
happens, have the vehicle serviced promptly.
Until you have the vehicle serviced, don't let
anyone whom the national government has
identified as a member of a passenger air bag
risk group sit in the right front passenger's
position (for example, don't secure a
rear-facing child restraint in your vehicle).
See "Air Bag Off Switch" in the Index.
In addition to the AIR BAG OFF switch, your vehicle
may have the passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System on page 1-74 for more on
this, including important safety information.
You may be using the lap-shoulder belt or latch system.
See Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) on page 1-46 or Top Strap on
page 1-42 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to
follow the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger's frontal air
bag. If your vehicle is a regular cab or extended
cab and you are using a rear-facing child restraint in
this seat, make sure the air bag is off. See Air Bag
Off Switch on page 1-68 and Passenger Sensing
System on page 1-74. If your child restraint is
forward-facing, move the seat as far back as it will
go before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
See Manual Seats on page 1-3 or Power Seats
on page 1-4.
When the passenger sensing system or the AIR
BAG OFF switch has turned off the right front
passenger's frontal air bag, the off indicator in the
passenger air bag status indicator should light
and stay lit when you turn the ignition to RUN or
START. See Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
on page 3-36.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
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