Passenger Sensing System - Saturn 2007 Ion Owner's Manual

In many crashes severe enough to inflate an
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 Collection and
Event Data Recorders on page 418.
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Let only qualified technicians work on the
airbag system. Improper service can mean that
the airbag system will not work properly.
See your retailer for service.

Passenger Sensing System

If your vehicle has one of the indicators pictured in
the following illustrations, then your vehicle has
a passenger sensing system. The passenger
airbag status indicator on the instrument panel will
be visible when you turn your ignition key to
RUN or START.
United States
The words ON and OFF or the symbol for on and
off, will be visible during the system check.
When the system check is complete, either the
word ON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or
the symbol for off will be visible. See Passenger
Airbag Status Indicator on page 168.
The passenger sensing system will turn off the
right front passenger's frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver's airbags are not part of
the passenger sensing system.
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