Suzuki 2008 XL7 Owner's Manual page 49

tal airbag, depending upon the person's
seating posture and body build. Everyone
in your vehicle who has outgrown child
restraints should wear a safety belt prop-
erly – whether or not there is an airbag for
that person.
If a person of adult-size is sitting in the
right front passenger's seat, but the off
indicator is lit, it could be because that per-
son is not sitting properly in the seat. If this
happens, turn the vehicle off, remove any
additional material from the seat, such as
blankets, cushions, seat covers, seat heat-
ers or seat massagers and ask the person
to place the seatback in the fully upright
position, then sit upright in the seat, cen-
tered on the seat cushion, with the per-
son's legs comfortably extended. Restart
the vehicle and have the person remain in
this position for two to three minutes. This
will allow the system to detect that person
and then enable the right front passenger's
frontal airbag.
Safety belts help keep the passenger in
position on the seat during vehicle maneu-
vers and braking, which helps the passen-
ger sensing system
passenger airbag status. Refer to "Safety
Belts" and "Child Restraints" in the Index
for additional information about the impor-
tance of proper restraint use.
SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
If the airbag readiness light in the
instrument panel cluster ever comes
on and stays on, it means that some-
thing may be wrong with the airbag
system. If this ever happens, have the
vehicle serviced promptly, because
an adult-size person sitting in the
right front passenger's seat may not
have the protection of the airbag(s).
Refer to "Airbag Readiness Light" in
"Warning Lights, Gages, and Indica-
tors" in the "Instrument Panel" sec-
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tion for more on this, including
important safety information.
A thick layer of additional material, such as
maintain the
a blanket or cushion, or aftermarket equip-
ment such as seat covers, seat heaters,
and seat massagers can affect how well
the passenger sensing system operates.
We recommend that you not use seat cov-
ers or other aftermarket equipment other
than any that SUZUKI has approved for
your specific vehicle. Refer to "Adding
Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehi-
cle" in this section for more information
about modifications that can affect how the
system operates.
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