Passenger Sensing System - Pontiac 2008 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
the 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 has a crash sensing and diagnostic
module which records information after a crash.
See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy on
page 7-16 and Event Data Recorders on page 7-16.
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Let only qualified technicians work on the airbag
systems. Improper service can mean that an
airbag system will not work properly. See your
dealer/retailer for service.

Passenger Sensing System

Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system for
the right front passenger's position. The passenger
airbag status indicator will be visible on the instrument
panel when you start your vehicle.
When the system check is complete, either the word
ON or the word OFF will be visible depending on
whether the seat is occupied and/or the weight of the
occupant. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 3-30. 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. The driver's airbags are not
part of the passenger sensing system.
The words ON and OFF
will be visible during the
system check.
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