Passenger Sensing System - Pontiac 2006 Vibe Owner's Manual

In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from
the right front passenger airbag.
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Airbags are designed to inflate only once. After an
airbag inflates, you will need some new parts for
your airbag system. If you do not get them,
the airbag system will not be there to help protect
you in another crash. A new system will include
airbag modules and possibly other parts. The
service manual for your vehicle covers the need to
replace other parts.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module which records information after
a crash. See Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders on page 7-9
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Let only qualified technicians work on your airbag
system. Improper service can mean that the
airbag system will not work properly. See your
dealer for service.

Passenger Sensing System

Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system.
A passenger airbag status indicator on the instrument
panel will be visible when you turn your ignition key
to ON. The words ON and OFF will be visible in
the passenger airbag status indicator during the system
check. When the system check is complete, either
the word ON or the word OFF will be visible if there
is weight on the seat or the safety belt is buckled.
See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 3-29.
The passenger sensing system will also turn off the
right front passenger's safety belt pretensioner if
it detects that there is no occupant in that position.
The driver's airbags and the roof-mounted side impact
airbags are not part of the passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing
system will turn off the
right front passenger's
frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact
airbag (if equipped)
under certain conditions.
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