Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Owner's Manual page 65

Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn the interior dome lamp on and
flash the parklamps on and off when the air bags inflate
(if battery power is available.) You can lock the doors
again and turn the interior lamps off by using the
door lock and interior lamp controls.
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Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After an
air bag inflates, you will need some new parts for
your air bag system. If you do not get them, the air
bag system will not be there to help protect you
in another crash. A new system will include air bag
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 air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air
bag system will not work properly. See your dealer
for service.
Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver's
or the right front passenger's airbag, or the side
impact airbag covering on the ceiling near the side
windows, the airbag may not work properly. You
may have to replace the airbag module in the
steering wheel, both the airbag module and the
instrument panel for the right front passenger's
airbag, or side impact airbag module and ceiling
covering for roof-mounted side impact airbags. Do
not open or break the airbag coverings.
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